Plagiochila. fhanz stej'iiam. species iiepaïicarum. 877 



98. P. patentispina Si. ri. sp. 



Sterilis, minor, rigida, rufo-virens. Canlis ad 2 cm. longus, parum 

 ramosus. Folia caidiiia 1 mm. longa, contigiia, oblique palula, angulo 67", 

 îinlice decurrentia, plano-dislicha, poslice breviter inserta, ovala, basi 

 amplissima, apice diiplo angusliora, sub.symmelrica, margine antico 

 parum curvato, nudo, superne breviler bidenlalo, postico simililer cur- 

 valo, 6-7 spinoso, spinis angustis subrecte palulis longiusculis, apice 

 subrecte truncalo 3-4 spinoso, spinis validioribus, e lala basi acuminalis 

 ])orreclis, media vulgo breviore. Folia raimdina breviora, haud angus- 

 liora similia, Cellulœ apicales 27 X 36 ;j., basales 27 X S4 [J-, trigonis 

 magnis aculis. 



Hab, Peruvia, Si. Gavan (Lechler). 



91). P. hypantra Spruce Ed. Bot. Soc, 1885, p. 46o. 



Dioica, minor, rigidiuscula, rufescens vel virescens, proslrata. CauUs 

 ad 8 cm. longus, capillaceus, rufus, aequifolialus, vage pinnatim ramosus, 

 pinnis brevibus palulis. Folia caulina vix 1 mm. longa, parum imbricata, 

 oblique palula, angulo 56", haud decurrentia, plano-disticha, oblique 

 ovala, apice quam basi duplo angusliora, marginibus subsequaliler cur- 

 valis, anlico nudo, postico superne magna spina solilaria armato, apice 

 oblique truncalo, basi parallelo, normaliler Irispinoso, spinis externis 

 divergentibus, medio minoi-e porreclo. Folia ramulina angusliora, ovalo- 

 ligulala, simililer armala. Celhdae apicales 27 X 36 »i parielibus vali- 

 dissimis, basales 18 X 36 [x plus minus laie Irabeculalis. 



Hab. Andes quitenses (Spruce). 



100. P. surinamensis Molk, in Sande. Syn, Hep. Jav., p. 103. 



Dioica, minor sed longa et gracilis, rufo-brunnea, rigidiuscula. Canlis 

 ad 6 cm. longus, tenuis et fuscus, pauciramosus, saßpe simplex, inno- 

 vatione subflorali simplici, Folia caulina ad 2 mm. longa, remotiuscula, 

 oblique palula (angulo 56") vix decurrentia, plano-dislicha, optime ovata, 

 subsymmetrica, marginibus subsequaliter curvatis, apice rotundato, mar- 

 gine anlico nudo vel sub apice unidenlalo, poslico usque ad basin fere 

 longe fimbriato, laciniis sub 10, a'quilongis et varie curvaüs, medio infero 

 2 cellulas latis, superne selaceis, apice simililer fimbriato, laciniis 3-4, 

 vix longioribus porrectis. Folia ramulina saepe decurvo-homomalla 

 sensim minora et angusliora, simililer fimbriala, laciniis cequilongis 

 sed minus numerosis apice 3, sub apice 2 vel 3, varie curvatis. Cellulœ 

 27 X 36 |A, parielibus longioribus Irabeculalis, Irigonis parum dislinclis, 

 basales 27 X 54 ij. parielibus grosse Irabeculalis, ipsa basi Irigonis 

 grosse nodulosis. Folia floralia caulinis parum majora simillima. Perian- 



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