Plagiochila. franz sïephani. spkcies hkpatigarum. 357 



Syn. : P. rhizophila Spruce, ibidem, p. 495. 



Dioica major robusta rigidiuscula flavo-virens vel flavo-brunneola. 

 Ccmlis ad 7 cm. longus validus fuscus rigid u s sat regulariter pinnatim 

 ramosus pinnis longis divergenlibus, inferis ilerum pinnulalis. Folia 

 caulina 3 mm. longa, imbricata apicibus liberis, oblique patula angulo56° 

 disticha concava postice ampliata alleque cristata, utrinque longe decur- 

 rentia, in piano oblongo-trigona, basi amplissima apice 4plo angustiora, 

 margine antico stricto nudo vel sub apice paucidentato, poslico e basi 

 semicirculari crispa lula et subintegerrima subslriclo dentato, dentibus 

 parvis brevibus recte patulis remoliusculis apice truncalo vel rolundato 

 similiter armato, dentibus 3-4 subsequalibus. Celliilœ apicales 18^ trigonis 

 magnis acutis ssepe laie confluentibus, basales 18 X 36 fi Irigonis magnis 

 bene defînitis. Folia floralia caulinis vix majora, margine antico pauci- 

 spinoso, spinis angustis, apice et margine postico irregulariter armatis 

 vel grosse laciniatis vel duplicato-laciniatis, spinis minoribus interjeclis, 

 varie patulis, majoribus bamalis. Perianthia (juv.) ore truncalo lacinu- 

 lato, laciniis angusle lanceolatis superne selaceis fiexuosis. Andrœcia 

 mediana valida, bracteis 12 jugis confertis, apice patulo dentato crispato. 



Hab. Brasilia (Guillemin, Diedrichsen, Puiggari, Regneli, Weinio, Ule, 

 Lindman). Nova Granada (Lindig), Andes (Spruce, Hsecker), Mexico 

 (Mohr), Guatemala (Wurr). 



Die Zahl der Blattrandzähne variirt erheblich, oft an demselbsn Indi- 

 viduum, Perianlh und Hüllblätter lassen über die hierher gehörenden 

 Synonyma keinen Zweifel. 



636. Plagiochila affinis L. et G. Syn. Hep., p. 644. 



Dioica major flaccida, flavo-virens, laxe caespitosa. Caulis ad 8 cm. 

 longus, fuscus validus rigidus vage ramosus, ramis floriferis geminatim 

 innovatis. Folia caulina adulla vix 3 mm. longa, imbricata, oblique patula, 

 angulo 68°, piano disticha, postice ampliata arcteque cristata, antice 

 decurrentia postice breviter inserta, in piano oblongo-trigona, margine 

 antico substriclo sub apice paucidentato, postico e basi semicirculari 

 stricto dense (usque ad basin ipsam) dentato-spinoso; spinis validis hie 

 illic magnis, e lata basi acuminatis varie patulis, strictis vel hamatulis 

 versus apicem brevioribus apice ipso truncalo (quam basis 4plo angus- 

 tiore) breviter spinoso, spinis ad 4irregularibus. Folia ramulina multo 

 minora, postice minus ampliata vix cristata similiter armala. Cellulse 

 apicales 27 ^ basales 27 X 54 ^ trigonis magnis acutis basi truncato- 

 nodulosis. Folia floralia caulinis sequimagna, postice grosse irregulari- 

 terque lacinulata, apice et margine antico spinosis. Perianthia (sterilia) 



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