104 BULLETIN DE l'herbier boissier, Fimbriaria. 



Sporœ luridse, 125 |i crenulaüm alatae. Elateres 170 ji, ssepe ramosi, 

 mono- vel bispiri, spiris validis. Andrœcia in ramulis parvis posticis. 



Hab. Transvaal (Wilms, Maclea), Mozambique (Braga), Madagascar 

 (Baron.) (Caussèque) Cap. Kumakala (Breulel). 



32. Fimbriaria marginata Nees. in Hör. phys. Berol. 1820, 



p. 44. 



Monoica, pallide-virens, margine posticeque purpurea. Frons ad 15 mm, 

 longa, 4 mm. lata, valida, ex apice innova ta, antice subplana; costa îrondù 

 6-plo angustior, humilis in sectione angusle elliptica, alcevalidse, margine 

 integerrimee. Stratum anticum in medio frondismagis altum quam costa,^ 

 cavernis amplis, fila libéra subnulla. Stomata minima, parum elevala, 

 6 cellulis biseriatis formata, poro minimo. Squamae posticae parvse, pur- 

 pureee, appendiculis longis, geminatis, strictis atque lanceolatis acutisque. 

 Peduncuhis brevis (3-4 mm. longus) apice breviter barbatus, paleis 

 lanceolatis. Carpocephali centrum hemisphsericum , Stoma lis bullatim 

 prominulis, lobi breviores subhorizontaliter patuli, similiter alte papulosi,. 

 cum involucro magno late hiantes, perianthia ilaque oblique patula, ad 

 Vs exserta, late ovata obtusa. Capsula tenera, dilute brunnea, operculo 

 magis fusco, valde incrassato. Sporae 90 jx fusco-brunnese, anguste alatse, 

 alis integerrimis. Elateres 170 ^ flavescentes, monospiri. Andrœcia in 

 ramis parvis posticis, ssepe repetito innovatis, omnibus innovationibus 

 masculis. 



Hab. Africa australis. Albany (Drège), Capetown (Eckion, Mc. Owen), 

 Caledon River (Rehmann), Devilspeak (Rehmann), Transvaal (Mc. Lea). 



33. Fimbriaria Boryana Mont. Ann. sc. nat. 1838, IX, p. 41. 

 Dioica, viridis, magna et valida postice margineque purpurea. Fron^ 



ad 30 mm. longa et 6 mm. lata, ex apice innovata, rarius furcata antice 

 subplana, postice valde convexa, costa fronde triplo angustior, haud vel 

 parum producta, alse crassse, sensim atténua tse. Stratum anticum costse 

 eequialtum (in medio frondis), cavernis angustis; fila libéra subnulla. 

 Cellulee epidermidis tenerse, trigonis parvis incrassatse. Stomata magna, 

 parum convexa 7- vel 8 cellulis, 6-seriatis aîdifîcata. Squamae posticae 

 parvse, oblique ovatse, appendiculo longissimo (quam squama saepe duplo 

 longiore) lanceolato, basi vix constricto, apice acuminato acuto, intense 

 sanguineo. Peduncuhis ad 4 cm. longus, validus purpureus, subteres et 

 parum costatus, apice paleis purpureis longo barbatus. Centrum carpo- 

 cephali parvum convexum, lobi centro longiores oblique patuli cum 



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