Aneura. franz stepham. species hepatigarum. 753 



\^2±. Aneura oppositiflora Si. J. Linn. Soc. XXIX. p. 265. 



Monoica vel dioica. mediocris. dilute olivacea. dense depresso ctespilosa, 

 oorlicola. Frons ad 2 cm. longa, in planta bene evoliila regulariler bi- 

 pinnata, haud alata, basi stolonifera superne procumbens. Truncus 

 Simplex vel furcaUis. superne 1 mm. latus, plano-biconvexus, medio 

 8 cellulas crassiis. margine acutus, cellulis internis quam corticales ma- 

 joribus. Pinnœ opposita}, trunco angustiores, subrecte patulse, obtusae, 

 lineares, pinnulœ pinnis multo angustiores, brèves, biconvexae, medio 

 4-5 cellulas crassa}. Rami feminei in trunco pinnisque oppositi, margine 

 papulosi. Calyptra ignota. Ranii inasctili in pinnis oppositi, numerosi 

 brèves, slricti. ex apice interdum vegetativi, margine tenerrimo crenu- 

 lato, antheridia ad 5 juga. 



Hab. yew Zealand. Colenso. 



123. Aneura metzgeriseformis St. n. sp. 



Dioica"/ minor, gracillima. flaccida. pallide vlrens vel albicans, dense 

 depresso ctespitosa. Frons anguslissima, haud alata, procumbens, ad 

 15 mm. longa, simpliciter pinnata vel persœpe repetito-furcata , furcis 

 late divevgenlibns Metzgeriis simillima. Truncus basi stoloniferus, auguste 

 linearis, biconvexus, medio 5 cellulas crassus, cellulis internis magnis, 

 perlucentibus optime reticulata; pinnœ, ubi adsunt, trunco œquicrassse, 

 paruni angustiores. opposita'. Reliqua desunt. 



Mab. Rrasilia (Hlaziou 45(i()). 



12'i. Aneura palmata (Hedw.) Dum. Comment, p. 115. 



Syii. : Jnngennainiia })ahnata Hedw. 1700. 



Dioica. pusilla. hiiniilliina. viridis, in cortice pulvinala vel late oxpansa, 

 iiilM'fluni terricol,!. l''roiis ad 'i mm. longa, norraaliler bipiiinata, ramis 

 sterilibtis .sa'p(; [»almalilidis, liaud nliila. Truncus stoloniferus, poslice 

 planus, antico leniler convexus, nuidio 7 cellulas crassus, cellulis internis 

 inajoribus. IHnnœ ereclae vel procumbentes, trunco a'quilata', opitosiljp, 

 a basi furcnlaî, furcis approximalis lincarihiis ii-qiiilongis (|iiasi p.dma- 

 tiflda;. in planta fcrtili allornantes. n-guiariicr pintiMlala-, |)iiinulis patulis, 

 apjcdibus bnî\iorihus, \ ccjliil.is crassis. Hunii O jn trunco (»ppositi vel 

 solit/irii, brèves, cll|lllll^oI•m<•^, inaïuiiic Icinii ii.irviioliulalo. (Inhjptra 

 riiaKna, cylindrica, cclhiloso-vcrrucosa ; inannila magna, liomis|ilia'rica, 

 papulo.sa. Hami masruli in trunco pintiisipic lalfialcs, nuincirosi, magni, 

 crassi. anibilu oblouKi. haud aj.ili, iiiarKiur cicniilati. Anllieridia H juga, 



llab. Europa, Aumira. Axia srjitrulr., Jupuiiin. 



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