Bryopteris. franz stephani. species hepaticarum (Vol. V, 1912). 



2. Bryopteris madagascariensis St. n. sp. 



Dioica magna, rigida, dilute-brunnea, in ramulis arboruni pendula. 

 Caulis ad 45 cm. longus, longe ramosus, ramis ad 10 cm. longis, 

 remotis, paucipinnatis, pinnis recte patulis. Folia caulina parum 

 imbricata, falcato-patula, margine postico arcte recurvo, in plano ovato- 

 oblonga, symmetrica (3,5 mm. longa, 2 mm. lata), acuta integerrima, 

 rarius sub apice paucidentata. Cellulee superse 14X27 jjl validse, trigonis 

 majusculis nodulosis, basales 18X57 ji trigonis nodulosis seriatis. 

 Lobulus parvus obovato-obconicus, apice truncatus, angulo obtuso. 

 Amphigastria caulina magna, in plano ovata, transverse inserta, superne 

 regulariter dentata. Folia floralia intima caulinis sequilonga, anguste 

 lanceolata, falcato-patula, acuta, sub apice paucidentata, lobulo aequi- 

 longo, ad medium soluto integerrimo vel sub apice unidentato. 

 Amphigastrium florale intimum lobis sequilongum, anguste lanceolatum, 

 ad V^ inciso-bifidum, laciniis porrectis acuminatis, extus unidentatis. 

 Androecia ignota. 



Hab. Africa orient., Usambara, Madagascar. 



America tropica 



3. Bryopteris brevis St. n. sp. 



Dioica magna robusta olivacea rigidula, in cortice dense stratificata. 

 Caulis ad 10 cm. longus, regulariter denseque pinnatus, superne bipin- 

 natus, pinnulis remotis brevibus. Folia caulina imbricata, subrecte 

 patula, parum concava, margine postico arcte incurvo, in plano ovato- 

 oblonga, symmetrica (1,83 mm. longa, 1 mm. lata), apice acuta, sub 

 apice regulariter valideque dentata, ad medium accreta, basi antica 

 rotundato-appendiculata. Cellulx superse 9X18 [j,trigonis magnisnodu- 

 losis, basales 18x54 u,, parietibus interrupte trabeculatae. Lobulus in 

 situ occultus, in plano gibbosus, iriftatus, subrotundus, apice in folii 

 marginem incurvum excurrens. Amphigastria caulina maxiraa, late 

 obcuneata, caule quintuplo latiora, superne rotundata regulariter valide- 

 que dentata. Folia ^om//a intima caulinis sequilonga, anguste lanceolata, 

 superne grosse irregulariterque spinosa, denticulis interjectis sparsis. 

 Lobulus parum brevior, ad medium solutus, angustus, apice setiformis 

 integerrimus. Am,phigastrium florale intimum foliis floralibus sequilon- 

 gum, ad medium bifidum, laciniis linearibus apice longe attenuatis, 



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