Neesieîla. franz stephani. species hepaticarum. 797 



tum anticum duplo altius, cavernosum, caverna? ampla?, unistrata?, lamellis 

 accessoriis aucta?. Stomata simplicia, e cellulis 6-7 radia tis superfîcialibus 

 et vix convexis formata, poro parvo; epidermis tenera, facile rupta, ca ver- 

 nis dein late aperlis. Squamœ posticse irregulariter distributa?, violacese, 

 sa?pe dentala? facillime evanida?. Inflorescentia monoica. Andrœcia disci- 

 formia, paleis minutis circumdata, ostiolis papilliformibus. Carpocephala 

 plus minus longe pedunculata, pedunculus slrato hypoporo recedente e 

 costa? apice ortus, crassus, sulco profunde singulo percursus, basi apiceque 

 interdum etiam in medio paleaceus; capitula hemisphserica, cavernis 

 bullatim inflatis, stomatis compositis ut in Reboulia, normaliler quadri- 

 radiata, radiis decurvis, subtus ad pedunculum concurrentibus ibidemque 

 ad annulum vagineeforme (pedunculum obvelantem) conjunctis, ceterum 

 crassis, postice multo angustioribus. Involucra e margine radiorum orta, 

 id est interradiala, tenera, tempore maturitatis valde inflala, ore tarnen 

 capsulée diametro angustiore. Perianthia nulla. Capsula spheerica magna, 

 brevipedicellata, bulbo magno inserta, operculo rupta. Cellulas basales 

 elongata? tenera?, operculares interdum bistratse, minores, valde a?qua- 

 literque incrassat33, annulo parvo cellulari distincto. Elat&res vix atté- 

 nuât! trispiri, Sporœ tetrœdra?, grosse papulosa?.. Andrœcia flori fem. 

 approximata, in ramis parvis lateralibus, funde nudo apicali inserta 

 minima, disciformia, paucis paleis cincta, ostiolis papilliformibus. 



1. Neesieîla rupestris (Nées.) Schffn. 1. c. 



Syn. Duvalia rup. Nées. 1. c. 



Monoica, mediocris, gregarie crescens. Frons usque ad 2 cm. longa, 

 plus minus ramosa, interdum ex apice innovata ; costa crassa, piano con- 

 vexa, Stratum anticum quam costa triplo altius, laxe cavernosum; stomata 

 parva subplana, poro a 6 cellulis angustis 2 vel 3 seriatis circumdato; 

 cellula? epidermidis haud incrassata?. Squame postica? valde variabiles et 

 irreguläres, appendiculo singulo acuminatas vel biloba?, lobis varie 

 obtuseque dentalis, apice seepe breviter bis bifidis. Carpocephala valida, 

 longe pedunculata, pedunculus compresso-cylindricus, laevis, sulco pro- 

 fundo angusto percursus, labiis obtusis, basi apiceque paucis paleis hya- 

 linis et lanceolatis armatus. Capitula hemispbasrica, alte papulosa; invo- 

 lucra brevissima, tenera, capsula? egressu rupta. Capsulas cellule? basales, 

 35 X 68' jx, annuli 25/25 p, operculi 68 X 68 p.. Sporas 60 p.. Elat&res 

 240 p.. Andrœcia in ramis parvis apicalibus, ad latera carpocephali ortis, 

 ovato-disciformia, paleis byalinis cincta. 



Hab. Europa, Japonia (Faurie), Amer, septentr. (Hau). 



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