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SPECIES IIEPATICARUM 



Franz STEPHAXI 



(Suite.) 



METZGERIA Raddi. 



Planlif frondosK'. tenerai. pallida\ in umbrosis virides, in tropicis 

 interdiim flavo-nifescentes. statu morbido bic illic cœnileîe. violaceai vel 

 purpurea', pro more corlicola'. rarius riipicohi' vel foliicohi'. vulgo dense 

 stralificalu' vel efTuse inler frulicinn ramulos nidulanles, radicellis posticis 

 e cosla, ex alis vel marginibus ortis repentes, nionopodialiter repelito- 

 fiircala'. fiircis linearibiis. ullimis rare aciiminalis. laie divergentibus. in 

 paufis frondes .illernatini pinnala' vel pinnaliiii deconiposila', seuiper 

 fere convexa;, in umbrosis subplana', apice rolundata,' cellulisque clavatis 

 imiciffris oblfcta-. 



Qjsta tennis, .sa-pe loniii.ssima. sub biliircalion*^ sohiin dilatata (dupli- 

 cata) in • Furcalis » ceterum ubique a'/juilata, in « Pinnalis » attenuala 

 i. e. in trunco primario maxime crassa. in pinnis pinnulisque sensim 

 .sensimque anguslala. (Irtsta- cellula' corlicalcvs intcMMiis majores, |)ostica' 

 plus niirnis iont/o sclosa-. in [laiicis nuda'. aiilico ivirissinic sotulo.sa'. 



.4///' ulr'rji|ii(' l;il('C(' ;i'i|iiil;it;i'. iiilcrdiiin i.iiiicii .is) niiiicii'icn' vel versus 

 ajiiej'ui allrmuala-. vel iii;u(.'iii(' l(j|i;il;i'. s('mi|i('I' Irre conNCxa' vel revo- 

 liila-. nudîL' vel birla- in (».luns cr.iss;!'. versus marginoui unislrala', mar- 

 Kinibus semper n.-re arïnatis. m iimlirosis irreKui.irilcr sctosis vel 

 nudis. 



Inßorescnitia inon(»ir;i \c\ dioici. l'i.iuii s(!\ual(!s poslici. c l.itcrc »'osta' 

 orli. brevi.ssimi; femiiwi e\ .'iUK'u.sta basi oiirordatim auipliali. iiKuliocrassi. 



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