44 MEMOiRES DE l'herbier BoissiER. Calobryim. 



sten und bilden das letzte Glied aus der Reihe der Uebergangsformen 

 zu den foliosen Hepaticis. 



CALOBRYUM Nees. Syn. Hep. p. 507. 



Plantae foliosae, magna?, carnosulce, virides. corticolee, e caudice ramoso 

 arhizo erectse laxeque caespitantes. Caulis simplex, sub flore haud inno- 

 vatus, a dorso compressus. in sectione transversa alle biconvexus vel 

 ellipticus, superne incrassatus et subteres, cellulis magnis formatus, 

 pallidus, nusquam rhiziferus. Folia cauhna obUque adnata, regulariler 

 allernantia subplana, patula, inlegerrima, postice breviter inserta, anlice 

 in caule decurrentia, incuba; cellulse magnee, cras.sae, basi plinistratse. 

 Amphigastria cauhna regulariter cum foliis alternantia, patula, foliis 

 interdum multo niinora, transverse inserta, integerrima. Inflorescentia 

 dioica. PistiUa in caule terminaha, numerosa, celliihs clavatis muciferis 

 mixta. Folia floralia 4, externa maxima, saepe armala, interna multo 

 minora; amphig externum maximum, internum parvum. Perianthia 

 nulla. Calyptra saepe longissima, crassa, ceUuhs convexo-prominuhs 

 papulosa, mucore inundata, basi pistihis sterihbus valde numerosis 

 cincta, aetate cehuhs vacuis compressis chartacea. Pedicelhis capsulse 

 compressus, magno bulbo obconico insertus. Capsula anguste cyhndrica, 

 acuta, longiludinahter dehiscens; valvulae connectivo apicah interno 

 cohaerentes, unistratse, cehuhs annulo longitudinahter inserto incrassatis. 

 Elateres decidui, longi, bispiri, spiris hgulatis arcte tortis. Sporae parvae, 

 papilhs parvis asperae, flavo-virentes. Andrcecia in caule terminaha. 

 Antheridia disco magno crasso plano vel leniter convexo inserta; 

 bracteis 3, disco connatis superne usque ad ejus marginem hberis, plano 

 paluhs. Discus ob caulem excentrice insertum asymmetricus, parte 

 majore nutanle. Antheridia valde numerosa, dense aggregata, pediceho 

 longiusculo obcuneato affixa, interdum fohohs parvis mixta. 



1. G. Blumii. Nees, 1. c. p. 507. 



Syn. : Scalia carnosula. Mitt. Linn. Soc. 1891. 



Major, palhde-virens, laxe caespitans vel muscis consociata. Caulis ad 

 33 mm. longus, pahidus, ubique aequicrassus, sub flore haud incrassatus, 

 valde compressus, plus duplo latior quam crassus, in sectione ehipticus. 



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