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36. H. paraphysale Hpe. 
Caulis gracilis, pinnatim ramosus, ramis- brevibus compressis 
distiche foliatus, lutescente splendens.  Folia caulina squarrosørr  ” 
flexuosa, e basi late cordata triangulari breviter lanceolato-acuminata, 
paulisper sursum denticulata, nervis binis pallidis, parallelis, brevi- 
bus; cellulis alaribus paucis, parvis, ovoideis, pellucidis, cæteris 
dense aggregatis, anguste parallelogrammicis, subconflatis, parce 
diaphana; ramorum folia minora, concava, ovato-lanceolata, magis 
Serrulata, nervis brevibus, cellulis nodulis nitentibus interruptis, 
Scabriuscula; perichætialia e basi vaginante latiore elongata, lori- 
formiter acuminata, reflexa , parce dentata, enervia, cellulis parum 
longioribus, inferioribus pellucidis, superioribus subconflatis, minus 
diaphana. Seta uncialis, paraphysibus emersis circumdata, flavescens, 
adscendens, apice parce incrassata. Theca parva teretiuscula, fuscata, 
horizontalis; operculo prominente umbonato, conico acuminato , Sub- 
recto, flavescente; cætera nulla. 
Prope Rio de Janeiro parce sub 9301 leg. Glaziou. 
Statura gracillima plumulosa et paraphysibus exsertis primo 
Visu discernendum. 
38. H. subdiminutivum Geheeb & Hpe. 
Monoicum; parvulum, cortici adnatum repens, ramis teretibus 
2—3'" longis, erectis, lutescentibus. Folia caulina caviuscula, ovato- 
lanceolata, acuminata, integerrima, enervia, cellulis parallelogram- 
Mmicis diaphanis; ramorum folia minora, concava, erecto-patentia, 
Totundato-ovata, acuminata, dorso minute papillosa, tenerrime serru- 
lata, enervia; perichætialia longiora, concava, ovato - lanceolata, 
"Subulato - cuspidata, integerrima, cellulis laxioribus pellucida.  Seta 
ramos superans, semiuncialis, erecta, apice incrassata , incurvata, 
lutescens. Theca parva, rotundato-ovata, rubra, horizontalis, vel 
nutans, peristomii dentibus extr. lanceolato-subulatis, dense trabe= fæ 
Culatis, linea verticali angusta, basi rufescentibus, re pre. 
hyalinig; membrana interna lutescens, cruribus cari 
Norund ciliis solitariis brevibus nteredE 
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