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dense valideque papillata. Folia floralia caulinis multo majora similia. 

 Squamœ florales intimée parvae pislilla arcle cingentes marginibus varie 

 laceratis et lobulatis, cellulis irregulariter prominulis quasi erosis et 

 papuloso-crenalis. Marsupia pro planta longissima angusle cylindrica. 

 Capsula cylindrica, ad basin 4 valvis, valvulis angustis strictis. Elateres 

 brèves paru m altenuati spiris duplicalis laxe torlis. Sporœ parvae brun- 

 neae asperae. Andrœcia in medio caulis bracteis monandris paucijugis, 

 foliis similibus minoribus basi saccatis apice palulo. Antheridia spheerica 

 in pedicello longiusculo. 



Hab. Terrae mediterranese baud rara. 



5. Gongylanthus renifolius (Mitten) St. 



Syn. : Lindigina renifolia Mitt: Journ. Linn. Soc. vol. 16, i90. 



Dioicus mediocris flaccidus viridis vel purpureo-maculalus dense gre- 

 garius. Caulis 10 mm. longus simplex sub flore innovalionibus binis vel 

 ternis continuatus, radicellis longis rufescentibus fasciculatis repens. 

 Folia caulina imbricala antice breviter coalila, subrotunda vel laliora 

 quam longa concava ereclo-conniventia, apice et margine anlico distincte 

 crenulatis. Cellulœ apicales 27 ^ basales 3ß X 72 ^ trigonis subnullis; 

 cuticula papillis magnis maxime aspera. Folia floralia caulinis majora 

 late ovata integerrima. Squamœ florales ignotae. Marsupia pro planta 

 magna angusle cylindrica sparsim radicellifera facie interna ut in conge- 

 neribus. 



Hab. Africa australis (Eaton. Mac Lea). i 



6. G. euthemonus (Spruce) St. 



Syn. : Calypogeia euthemona Spr. Hep. And. et Amaz. p. 449. 



Dioicus mediocris debilis olivaceus gregarie crescens. Caulis ad 15 mm. 

 longus simplex sub flore innovatus crassus fragilis radicellis longis 

 pallidis. Folia caulina 1,5 mm. longa tenerrima poslice libéra ovato- 

 ligulata distiche explanata vel leniler adscendentia integerrima interdum 

 repando-angulala. Cellulœ apicales 27 p, basales 27 X 72 ji trigonis 

 magnis aculis. Folia floi^alia caulinis majora ovato-lrigona integerrima 

 erecto-conniventia. Squamœ florales magnas inaequaliter plurifidae ciliatae 

 et piliferœ. Marsupia late cylindrica dense radicellosa, pistilla fundo 

 sacculi inserla facie interna magnis cellulis saepe in pila bicellularia 

 mulatis inducta; planta flaque sine dubio ad Gongylanthum ponenda. 

 Andrœcia parva mediana laxe foliosa, bracteis 3-4 jugis basi saccatis 

 apice squarrose recurvis, diandris, antheridiis maximis brevissime pedi- 

 cellatis. 



Hab. in monte Tunguragua (Spruce). 



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