Lophocolea. franz stephanl species hepatigarum. 9o3 



36 X S4 [x trigonis ubique magnis aculis. Amphig. caulina parva caule 

 parum latiora utrinque anguste coalila basi obcuneala supernerolundalo- 

 quadrangularia angulis spiniferis, spinis validis divergentibus eequima- 

 gnis regulariter distributis. Folia floralia intima caulinis multo majora 

 ovato-oblonga apice magis anguslala emarginato-bispinosa marginibus 

 celerum dénia lo-spinosis, spinis regulariter distributis anticis magis 

 remotis et validioribus posticis ad 12 oblique patulis. Amphig. florale 

 intimum sublibertim obovatum grosse spinosum spinis remotiusculis 

 apicalibus 2 vulgo multo majoribus. Perianthia magna 6 mm. longa, 

 oblongo-lriquetra ore breviter 3 lobalo, lobis grosse spinosis aise lalissi- 

 ïïiœ cristato-spinosaî. Andrœcia in ramis longe spicata bracteis parvis ad 

 20 jugis confertis basi longe saccatis apice squarrose recurvis bidentulis. 



Hab. Ceylon (Fleischer). 



159. Lophocolea Giulianettii St. n. sp.. typus in herb. Ste- 

 phan!. 



Monoica magna robusta rigida, in sicco brunneola laxe caespilosa. Caulis 

 ad 9 cm. longus validus fuscus rigidus pauciramosus. Folia caulina conferla, 

 ad 3 mm. longa, decurvo-homomalla concava, margine anlico revoluto, in 

 piano anguste oblongo-lriangulata, apice quam basis quadruploangusliore 

 5 denliculato, margine antico longe decurrente substricto sub apice 

 remote bidenticulalo, postico e basi breviter arcuata grosseque spinosa 

 substricto remote tequaliterque dentato, dentibus brevibus acutis recte 

 patulis. Cellulœ apicales 36 ^ basales 36 X 54 (a trigonis majusculis 

 acutis. Amphig astria caulina magna confertissima, valde concava, a caule 

 recurva, in piano ovala, circumcirca grosse spinosa, spinis utrinque sub 8, 

 oblique porrectis sequimagnis, apicali majore. Folia floralia intima 

 caulinis subduplo longiora, ligulata, apice rotundala, marginibus ubique 

 armatis, margine anlico remote dentato, dentibus brevibus aculis recte 

 patulis sub apice magis approximatis, margine postico crebre spinoso, 

 spinis basalibus magnis anguslis, versus apicem sensim decrescentibus, 

 sub apice et apice ipso dense denticulalo, dentibus ultimis geminatis 

 majoribus. Amphig. florale intimum ad 3 mm. longum, breviter ligulatum, 

 circumcirca valide spinosum spinis remotiusculis irregulariter consecu- 

 tivis plus minus longis rede patulis apice rotundalo dense valideque den- 

 tato. Perianthia magna, longe exserta, ore breviler trilobalo regulariler 

 valideque dentato-spinoso, alis latissimis simililer armatis. Andrœcia in 

 ramulis terminalia, bracteis ad 6 jugis, basi cucullalis, superne decurvo- 

 homomallis dentatis. 



Hab. Nova Guinea (Giulianetti). 



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