SARGASSUM. ^j 



Ramus, quem examinare miJbi licuit, filifor-» 

 mis, tenuis, flexuosus, e reliquiis raujuloium ruu* 

 ricatuf, den^e raraulosus, Ramuli unc-.dies, an- 

 gulati, patuli, basi fere nodi, inediu orjusti ve^sicu» 

 Ij», ap-.ce rcceptaculi». l-^£siciil(B miiiut.T, vix iine« 

 diajwetro, membranacpcG, mucrone lio^dm ylI al* 

 tra ion^o aristatr. Receptacula ramulos «upfcriorc» 

 terminantia, ramosa, pediccilata, (pcdiceiiis ad» 

 icendentibus), lanceolata, 2 — 5 liueas ionsja. 



Pulchra species noa multum distans a Sar- 

 gaisis parrifolio et augustifolio. 



44. Sargassum microphyllum, caule com.^ 

 presso , foliis lanceolatis serrato - dentaiis 

 enerviis, vesiculis subspheericis mucronatis, 

 receptaculis linearibus crebris spiaulosis, 

 In Tndia orier.tali. 



Caulis psdalis et ultra, filiformis, subcompre$« 

 ius, pennise corvino: crassitie, pinnatus, ramis cauli 

 liomogeneis , tpiraliter alternis, crebri^, unguf vel 

 seraiungue distantibuj, uncijilibus yhX parum ultra, 

 ferentibus folia pauca, vesiculas piures et recepta- 

 cula numerosa. Folia alterna, lanceoiata > vix se. 

 miunguem longa, liaeam lata, basi angustata, ener- 

 vitt, sparsira serrata. Vesiciilce niinut^, elliptico- 

 tphaericff, mucronatae, inter receptacul?> immixt», 

 breviter petioiat*. Receptacula imprimis versua ra- 

 morura apicei as/zrpgata, semiungue breviora, ij- 

 nearia, teretia, | lineam rra^sa. brtvissime pedirpl- 

 lata, tuberculatu-spinosa, Color fuscescens. Snti* 

 stantia foiiorum membranacea, rigidiuscula. 



Obs. Species noii minuta ; «ed partibus omni» 

 bus mmutis insignis. 



45. Sargassum cystocarpum^ caul© tereti, fo- 

 lus linearibus integerrimis enervibus c;e.'* 

 berrimis, yesiculis sphasrici» muticis^ rect- 



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