Sciipania. fralNZ stkphaiNI. spkgies HKPATiCAhUM (V(»L. IV, 1910). 



Wir keiineu voii dieser merkwiirdigen Gettung nur eine Art : 



Delavayella serrata. St, Hedwigia 1894. Vol. 3o. c. icone. 



Dioica. Canlis ad 5 cm, longus, validus, debilis, apiceabruple delbliatus, 

 in flagellam subnudam atlenuatus, propaguliferus ; propagula in squamu- 

 lis minutis appressis, hyalina, globosa, unicellularia. Folia caulina imbri- 

 cata. arcuatim patula, antica longe decurrentia, in plano falcato-triangu- 

 lata, apice quam basi triplo angustiora, ad Vs biloba, sinuauguslo obtuso, 

 lobis aculis serratis inaequalibus, antico majore, ceterum integra, margine 

 antico augusle recurvo, postico plano basique sacculifero, sacculo alte 

 cucullato, lata basi inserlo in folii margine pendulo, ore truncato inte- 

 gerrimo. CeUulse superse 18 ji medice "^7X36 {x, basales 27 X 45 ji, 

 trigonis parvis ssepe confluentibus, cuticula antica papillis magnis hyali- 

 nis obtecta. Amphigastria cauhna omnino nulla. Folia floralia pluri- 

 juga sensim sensimque majora, intima desacculata, conduplicata, arcte 

 vaginantia, apice grosse biloba, lobis lanceolatis acutis porrectis serrato- 

 dentatis. 



Hab. China, Yiinnan. 



Scapania Dum. 1835 



Piantae foliiferse majores saepe parvae, terricolae et rupicolae, dense de- 

 presso csespitosse, virides vel flavescentes, saepe purpurascentes, Caulis e 

 caudice maxime ramoso orlus, repens superne adscendens, in paludibus 

 erectus, vulgo validus el rigidus pauciramosus, ramis ex axilla interna 

 foliorum ortis, sub flore sterili innovatus, innovationibus simplicibus vel 

 geminatis. Folia caulina transverse inserta,disticha,conduplicatimbiloba, 

 lobis saepe armalis, plus minus profunde solutis, postico semper majore 

 vulgo decurvo, anlico cauli appresso Cellulse sadpe valide incrassatae, basa- 

 les multo majores, cuticula saepe aspera vel papillata velgrosse verrucosa. 

 Inflorescentia dioica, in paucis monoica. Folia floralia caulinis similia 

 majora Perianthia in caule terminalia longe exserta,inferneinflata,inter- 

 dum plicata, superne a dorso compressa decurva, ore iruncato varie 

 armalo. Capsula ovalis vel subsphaerica quadrivalvata, valvulis bistratis, 

 strato interno semiannulatim incrassato. Elateres breves attenuati bis- 

 piri. Sporae parvae leves vel asperae. Androecia in caule mediana, bracteis 

 sacculatis bi-triandis, foliis ceterum similibus, brevioribus minusque 



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