Fimbriaria. franz stephani. species hepatigarum. 199 



crassis. Stratmn anticum in medio frondis costae aequialtum, cavernis 

 amplis, filis liberis numerosis. Stomata magna, leviter convexa, 8 cellulis 

 5 seriatis formata. Epidermidis cellulse teneree. Sqiiamse parvse, longe 

 appendiculatse, appendiculo anguste lanceolalo, 2 cellulas lalo, apice 

 setaceo. Pedunciilus ad 10 mm. longus subteresetparumcoslatus, ubique 

 paleis filiformibus hyalinis hirtus apice barbatus. Carpocephala vertice 

 plano-convexa, profunde quadriloba, centro parvo papuloso, lobis umbel- 

 latim patulis, centro multo majoribus, usque ad basin liberis, cum invo- 

 hicro sequilongo campanulatis. Perianthia ad V» exserta, ovata, obtusa, 

 apice ssepe purpurascentia. Capsnla flavescens, tenerrima, operculo 

 magno, valde incrassalo. Sporae sulphureae 54 ^ alis angustis integerrimis. 

 Elateres 170 ji, flavescentes, monospiri spiris flliformibus. Androecia in 

 apice frondis, rotunda. 

 Hab. N. W. Himalaya (Duthie, Gamble). 



- 44. Fimbriaria elegans Sprengel. Syst, Yeg. IV, p. 235. 



Monoica, mediocris vel parva, viridis, margine posticeque purpurea. 

 Fro?is ad 15 mm. longa et 3 mm. lata, ex apice innovata, ramis floriferis 

 rainutis semper posticis, antice subplana, poslice late convexa, alis valde 

 attenuatis, costa parva,fronde 4pIo angustior, postice haud producta, sat 

 alta et strato antico duplo crassior, cavernae angustse. sub poro longe 

 filiferae. Stomata parum convexa, magna, 6 cellulis 4-5 seriatis formata. 

 Cellulce. epipermidis tenercC. Squamde posticae purpurese, margine cellulis 

 clavatis numerosis obsitse, appendiculo longo filiformi (ubique 2 cellulas 

 lato) apice acuto. Pedunciilus ad 15 mm. longus subteres, apice paleis 

 linearibus hyahnis longe barbatus. Centrum carpocephali alte papulosum, 

 hemisphsericum parvum, lobis decurvis profunde solutis, centro longio- 

 ribus, cum involucro tenerrimo longe campanulatis. Perianthia oblongo- 

 ovata, fere ad 7» exserta, hyalina. Capsula rufescens, operculo valde 

 incrassato trigonis magnjs,. Sporae 100 [i rufo-brunnese alis angustis inte- 

 gerrimis, asperis. Elateres brunnei 230 {i, bispiri. Spiris validis. Androecia 

 rainima, in ramulo parvo postico. 



Hab. S^^o Bomingo (Eggers), Cuba (Wright), Costarica (Wendland), 

 Mexico (F. Miiller), Andes Quitenses (Spruce), California (Brandegee). 

 Soll nach Underwood auch in Siidamerica und Europa vorkomraen. 



^ 45. Fimbriaria cubensis Lehm. in Ramon, Hist. Cuba. IX, 

 p. 489. 

 Syn. : F. elegans var. y- cubensis Syn. Hep., p. 565, 



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