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



conferta, recte patula, in situ subtriangulata, in plano ovata (0,86 mm. 

 longa, 0,65 mm. lata), asymmetrica, obtusa, ad medium accreta, basi 

 antica truncata. Cellulse superae 27X36 {j., basales 27X45 (ji trigonis 

 parvis. Lobulus in situ ovatus, in plano subrectangulatus (0,33 mm. 

 longus, 0,26 mm. latus), apice truncatus, margine supero trimamillato. 

 Amphigastria caulina reniformia, caule quadraplo latiora, sinuatim 

 inserta, apice truncata. Folia floralia intima caulinis multo majora, 

 obovata, obtusa, falcata, divergentia, lobulo subligulato, parum breviore, 

 triplo angustiore, apice truncato, haud soluto. Amphigastrium florale 

 intimum late obovatum, lobulis parum longius, apice leviter excisulum 

 vel biangulatum. Androecia in medio caulis numerosa, ssepe totam 

 plantam occupantia, bracteis 10-12 jugis. 

 Hab. Nova Guinea ; Australia, New South Wales, Queensland. 



65. Ptychocoleus peradeniensis (Mitt.) St. 



Syn. : Lejeunea peradeniensis Mitt., Linn. Soc, 1861, p. 111. 

 Acrolejeunea peradeniensis S., Hep. Am. And., p. 116. 



Minor, caulis procumbens, 3 mm. longus vage pinnatus. Folia caulina 

 patentia, concava semicordato rotunda, raargine postico recte compli- 

 cato, toto incurvo subsinuato. Lobulus parvulus, angustus, convolutus, 

 angulatus, minute denticulatus. Aniphigastria cauli^ia arcte imbricata, 

 reniformia, obcuneata apice recurva retusa, Perianthia obovata com- 

 pressa alte quinqueplicata, levia. Amphigastrium florale intimum 

 oblongo-ligulatum, apice breviter exciso-bidentulum. 



Hab. Insula Ceylon. 



Die Pflanze war nicht zu erlangen ; vorstehende Diagnose ist der 

 Spruce'schen Beschreibung entnomraen. 



66. Ptychocoleus pulopenangensis (Gottsche) St. 

 Syn. : Phragmicoma pulopenangensis G., Syn. Hep., 299. 



Acrolejeunea pulopenangensis St., Hedw., 1890, p. 133. 



Acrolejeunea roslrata Schffn., Exped. Gazelle, 1889, p. 26. 

 Dioica magna robusta, rufo-brunnea, debilis, corticola. Caulis ad 

 8 cm. longus, irregulariter pinnatus, pinnis longioribus sparsis, breviter 

 pinnulatis. FoliacauUna conferta, rectepatula, insitu obovato-oblonga, 

 in plano late ovato-elliptica (0,65 mm. longa, 0,53 mm. lata), apice 

 obtusa vel rotunda, ad medium accreta, basi antica breviter rotundato- 

 appendiculata. Cellulae superse 18X36 |jl, basales 27X^5 ^ trigonis 

 magnis acutis, parietibus flexuosis. Lobulus magnus, in situ oblique 

 patens, ovato-oblongus, apice bidentatus, subduplo longior quam latus, 

 in plano subrectangulatus, duplo longior quam latus, apice oblique 



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