Lophocolea. franz stephani. specirs hepatigarum. 793 



lariterel sparse denticulaluni, apice '/ 4 inciso-bilobum, lobis late trian- 

 gulatis aculis denLicuIatis. Perianthia ad S mm. longa anguste oblonga 

 iriquelra, alis latis completis armatis, ore truncalo vix trilobato den- 

 lalo-spinoso, spinis valde inacqualibus, longioribus apice setaceis. 

 Andrœcia in ramis terminalia bracleis numerosis oblongis patulis, 

 apice vix angustalis oblique emarginato-bidentulis, basis breviler sac- 

 catis. 



Hab. Tasmania (Archer, Weymouth) Austrnlia Victoria (French) 

 N. S. Wales (Watts) New Zealand (Knight). 



79. Lophocolea spinifera (Taylor) Syn. Hep. p. 163. 

 Syn. : Jung, spinifera Tayl. J. of Bol. 1844, p. 381. 



Dioica mediocris flavo-virens in sicco brunneola laxe caespilosa. Caulis 

 ad 5 cm. longus valde robustus fuscus et tenax, parum ramosus. 

 Folia caulina 3,6 mm. longa confertissima opposita parva 1,2 mm. 

 longa oblique palula angulo 68° valde concava apice arcte devexa 

 antice longe decurrentia in piano oblonga duplo longiora quam lata apice 

 angustata emarginato-bifîda laciniis lanceolatis aculis porrectis vel 

 divergentibus quoad longitudinem valde diversis, margine postico 

 anguste recurvo saepe spina solitaria armato. Cellulœ apicales 27 ji 

 basales 27 X 45 ^ Irigonis majusculis, basi subnullis. Amphigastria 

 caulina maxima imbricata, plantam a ventre visam omnino obvelantia 

 foliis utrinque coalila sinualim inserta apice recurva ambitu snbrolunda 

 disco integro hexagono angulis in spinam triangulärem abeuntibus, 

 spinse SEepe duplicatse. Andrœcia in caule terminalia longe spicata, 

 bracleis ad 20 jugis confertissimis squarrose patulis aculis vel bidentatis, 

 lobulo antico magno cucullato exciso. 



Hab. Aucklands Islands (Hooker); New Zealand (Colenso, Beckelt). 



80. Lophocolea rotundistipula St. n. sp., typus in herb. 

 Stephani. 



Dioica minor pallide-vircus, muscis consociata Caulis ad 2 cm. longus 

 simplex capillaceus. Folia caulina 1,2 mm. longa conferta oblique patula 

 per paria approximata marginibus recurvis canaliculala, in piano oblongo- 

 ligulata, subtriplo longiora quam lala, apice quam basis 2 plo angus- 

 tiore breviter emarginato-bidenlulo. Cellulœ apicales 9 ^.basales 18X27»i 

 irigonis subnullis. Amphigastria caulina magna libéra imbricata, ovala, 

 ad V 2 exciso-bifida, sinu angusto obtuso, lobis triangulatis breviter 

 acuminalis porrectis vel conniventibus. Folia floralia quadrijuga cito 

 increscentia, suprema maxima periantbio appressa late ovalo-lriangulala 

 breviler emarginato-bidentata, ceterum integerrima vel sub apice 



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