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B. Cleistocaepje. 



Capsules yalveless, imbedded in the substance of the frond. jN'oElaters. 



Family 3. Eiccie^. 



Fruit immersed in upper surface of frond, 



bearing a style, which is protruded above 



the surface of the frond, . . . Eiccia. 



Fruit globose, adnate to under surface of frond. 



Style exserted, Eicciella. 



Fruit immersed in frond, and not protruded on 



either smiace, Eiccioca^pus. 



Section II. Folios^. J-o^geeiiajs^niace^. 

 Plants with stems and leaves distinct. 



A. SCHIZOCAEP^. 



Capsules solitary, elevated on an erect foot-stalk, or subsessile. 

 Elaters with spiral fibres. 



Sub-tribe 1. FE"uxLA^'"IE^. 



Involucral bracts wanting or indistinct. 



Colesule trigonal, rarely round, constricted at 

 the mouth, slightly keeled beneath. In- 

 volucral bracts wanting or imperfect. 

 Elaters single-spired, .... FEriLA^nA. 



Colesule contracted at the mouth, angular or 

 toothed. Peduncle articulated. Capsule 

 univalved. Elaters double-spired, . . Lej'eu:s'ia. 



Colesule compressed, tnincate. Involucral 

 bracts wanting or indistinct. Peduncle not 

 jointed. Elaters with double spires, . Eadtjea. 



Colesule compressed, slightly bilabiate. Cap- 

 sule univalved, globular or cleft. Elaters 

 double-spired, ..... Poeella. 



Sub-tribe 2. Pleteozie^. 



Involucral bracts present and distinct. 



Involucral bracts two, deeply bilobed. Colesule 

 long, cylindrical, mouth denticulate, de- 

 curved at apex. Capsule quadrivalved, of 

 thick texture. Elaters double-spii-ed, . PxEtTEOziA. 



