Moore — On Irish Hepaticce. 66-5 



Sub-tribe 9. Metzgerie^. 



Metzgeeia, Eaddi>' 



Jungermannia, L. PI. Suec, 1 ed., p. 338, n. 928 (1745), et Sp. 

 PI. 1 ed., 2, p. 1136, n. 26 (1753) ; Hook. Brit. Jung., tt. 45, 

 46 (1816). Metzgeria, Raddi, in Att. Soc. Modena, 18, p. 45 

 (1818); Lindb. apud Soc. F. Fl. Penn. (1874); sect. 1, G. L. ct 

 K Synop. Hep., p. 502 (1846). Hervera, B. Gr. in Gray's Nat. 

 Arr. Brit. PI. 1, p. 685, n. 11 (1821). Pasciola, Dumort."'Comm. 

 Bot., p. 114 (1823). Echinogyna, Dumort. Syll. Jung. Eur., 

 p. 83, n. 22 (1831). Echinomitrium, Hiiben. Hep. Germ, 

 p. 46, n. 16(1834). 



Fronds ribbed, flat, dichotomous or subpalmately branched. Fruit 

 rising from the lower surface on the midrib. Involucral bract 

 two-lipped, ventricose. Capsules elevated on long stalks, quadri- 

 valved. Elaters persistent to the points of the valves, one-spired. 

 Antheridia from the midrib of under side of frond. 



1. Metzgeria furcata (Linn.), Dumort. Dioecious. Fronds linear, 



flat, dichotomously forked, smooth on upper surface, the margin 

 and costa beneath subpilose. Fruit rising from the midrib on 

 the under side. Calyptra setulose. 



Jungermannia furcata, Linn. Sp. PI. 1602 ; Hook. Brit. Jung., tt. 55 

 et 56; Lindenb. Synop. Hepat., p. 94; Engl. Bot., t. 1632. 

 Metzgeria glabra, Raddi, Jung. Etr. in Mem. Modena, 18, p. 43, 

 t. 7, fig. 1. Metzgeria furcata, Dumort. Pev. Jung., p. 26 ; 

 Hepat. Europ., p. 139; G. L.. et K Synop. Hep., p. 302; 

 Pabenhor. Hep. Europ. exsic. 31, 179, 357. 



Hab. On trunks of trees chiefly, but also on moist banks and rocks. 



Var. 8. ceruginosa. Frequent on trunks of trees. 



2. Metzgeria puhescens, Raddi. Frond linear, subdichotomous, glau- 



cous green, nerved, pubescent on both surfaces. Antheridia on 

 the lower surface of the frond, attached to the midrib. 



Jungermannia puhescens, Schrank. Prim. Fl. Salisb., p. 231 ; Hook. 

 Brit. Jung., t. 73 ; Lindenb. Synop. Hepat., p. 95 ; Ekart, 

 Synop. Jung., p. 67, t. 3, fig. 19. Metzgeria puhescens, Raddi, 

 Jung. Etrus. Mem. Mod. 18, p. 46 ; G. L. et N. Synop. Hepat., 

 p. 504 ; Rabenhor. Hepat. Europ. exsic, n. 84 ; Dumort. Hepat. 

 Europ., p. 140. 



Hab. On moist rocky banks, and in woods. Mountains near Belfast, 

 Mr. Templeton, in Fl. Hib. On limestone rocks between Lame 

 and Glenarm, and at Sillaghbraes, near Lame, Antrim, 1837. 

 Again at same place, M. S. A. Stewart, March, 1876. This rare 

 species has not been found in any of the Irish counties, save Co. 



* As a siib-tiibc of the AnomogamaD, by Lindberg. 



