Lophocolea. franz stkpham. species hepatigarum. 953 



,S6 X 54 ^ Irigoiiis ubique magnis acutis. Amphig. caulina parva caule 

 parum latiora ulrinque anguste coalila basi obcuneala superne rolundato- 

 qundraiigularia angulis spiniferis, spinis validis divergentibus sequima- 

 gnis regulariter distributis. Folia floralia intima caulinis multo majora 

 ovato-oblonga apice magis angustata emarginato-bispinosa marginibus 

 «eterum denlato-spinosis, spinis regulariter distributis anticis magis 

 remotis et validioribus poslicis ad 12 oblique patulis. Amphig. florale 

 intimum subliberum obovatum grosse spinosum spinis remotiusculis 

 apicalibus 2 vulgo multo majoribus. Perianthia magna 6 mm. longa, 

 oblongo-triquetra ore breviter 3 lobalo, lobis grosse spinosis alae latissi- 

 ma3 cristato-spinosse. Andrmcia in ramis longe spicata bracteis parvis ad 

 20 jugis confertis basi longe saccatis apice squarrose recurvis bidenlulis. 



Hab. Ceylon (Fleischer). 

 '^^SQ. Lophocolea Giulianettii St. n. sp.. typus in herb. Ste- 

 pliani. 



Monoica magna robusta rigida, in sicco brunneola laxecsespitosa. Caulis 

 ad 9cm. longus validusfuscus rigidus pauciramosus. Folia caulina conferta, 

 -ad 3 mm. longa, decurvo-homomalla concava, margine anlico revoluto, in 

 plano anguste oblongo-triangulata, apicequam basis quadruplo angustiore 

 5 denticulato, margine antico longe decurrente substricto sub apice 

 remole l)identiculato, postico e basi breviter arcuata grosseque spinosa 

 substricto i-emole eequaliterque dentato, dentibus brevibus acutis recle 

 patulis. Cellulae apicales 36 (jl basales 36 X 54 (ji trigonis majusculis 

 acutis. Am-phigastria caulina magna confertissima, valde concava, a caule 

 recurva, in plano ovata, circumcirca grosse spinosa, spinis utrinque sub 8, 

 oblique porrectis sequimagnis, apicali majore. Folia floralia intima 

 caulinis subduplo longiora, ligulala, apice rotundata, marginibus ubique 

 armatis, margine anlico remote dentato, dentibus brevibus acutis recle 

 patulis sub apice magis approximatis, margine postico crebre spinoso, 

 spinis basalibus magnis angustis, versus apicem sensim decrescentibus, 

 sub apice et apice ipso dense denticulato, dentibus ultimis geminatis 

 majoribus. Amphig. ^orale inlimumad 3 mm. longum, breviter ligulalum, 

 cii"cumcirca valide spinosum spinis remotiusculis irregulariter consecu- 

 tivis plus minus longis recte patulis apice rotundato dense valideque den- 

 tato. Perianthia magna, longe exserta, ore breviler trilobato regulariter 

 valideque denlato-spinoso, alis latissimis similiter armalis. Andrcecia in 

 ramulis terminalia, bracteis ad 6 jugis, basi cucullatis, superne decurvo- 

 homomallis dentatis. 



Hab. Nova Guinea (Giulianetti). 



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