Symphyogyna. franz stephani. species hepaticarum, 43 



den allen Autoren und den meislen neueren solche Unterschiede vollig 

 verborgen geblieben sind. 



38. Symphyogyna obovata Taylor. J. of Bot. 1844, p. 581. 

 Syn. : S. pulchra Tayl. ibidem. 1846, p. 410. 



S. rhizobola jVlitten (non Nees). 



Dioica, mediocris, valida, pro more dense caespitosa, viridis, inlerdum 

 roseo picta. Frons erecta ad 3 cm. longa (slipite ipso IS mm. longo) 

 superne abrupte bis furcata, furcis infimis brevissimis, ultimis oblongis, 

 10 mm. longis, 3 mm. latis undulatis interdum subcrispatis; rami postici 

 in planta male evoluta vel juvenili et repente numerosi. Costa crassa, 

 postice valde producta, versus apicem furcarum sensim angustata; alae 

 validse ad costam 4 cellulas crassse. limbo unistrato ad lo cellulas lato, 

 remote dentato, dentibus parvis gracilibus, 2 cellulas longis, subrecte 

 patuhs. Cellidae alarum ad costam 45 X 90 |jl, medio 54 X 34 jt, margine 

 36 X 108 \x, parietibus validis, angulis valde incrassatis. Squama fem. 

 ad basin furcarum ultimarum late inserta lateque ovata, margine grosse 

 dentata vel spinosa. Calyptra ad 10 uim. longa, ssepe rosea vel purpurea, 

 valida (basi 8 cellulas apice 5 cellulas crassa). Capsula oblongo cylindrica 

 acuta. Sporae rufae 20 [x, reticulatim lamellatse. Elateres capillares, medio 

 vix ampliores, fibris laxe tortis. Andrcecia in planta minore, furcis bre- 

 vioribus et minus profunde solutis instructa, bracteis confertis, costam 

 tegentibus, lacinulatis. 



Hab. Tasmatiia (Hooker, Oldfield, Bufton, Weymouth), Australia Port 

 PhiUip (French, Maplestone) New S. Wales, (Whitelegge, Luchmann, 

 Bauerlen), Mount Cole (SuIIivan), Swan River (Drummond), Gippsland 

 (Johnston, Stirling, Tisdale), Queensland (Miss Lamont), New Zealaud 

 (Kirk, Colenso). 



Fruchtende Exemplare aus New Zealand habe ich nicht gesehen ; jeden- 

 falls ist die Pflanze daselbst selten. 



39. Symphyogyna crassifrons Sull. J. of Bot. 1830^ p. 317. 



Dioica, mediocris, crassa et rigida, olivacea. Frons adscendens, ad 2 cm, 

 longa, superne breviter furcatim ramosa, ramis anguste linearibus, milli- 

 nietrum latis, ob furcas nascentes emarginatis vel breviter bilobis, 

 ceterum leniter canaliculatis; basis frondis ad costam reducta, longe 

 stipitiformis, e latere novellas frondes proferens. Costa pro planta latis- 

 sima et maxime crassa, in sectione fere hemisphserica, abrupte in alas 

 excurrens ; fasciculum fibrovasale hyalinum ; alse quam cosla tripio 



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