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S. (Cavifolia) Lilliei Broth., n.sp. 



Dioicus; gracilis, caespitosus, csespitibus densis, late extensis, 

 glauco-viridibus, opacis; caulis erectus, vix ultra 1 cm longus, 

 inferne tomentosus, dense foliosus, simplex; folia sicca incurva, 

 humida e basi brevi erecta, superne paulum latiore ibidemque 

 serrata in laminam erecto-patentem, linearem, c. 2 mm longam, 

 obtusam, saepe brevissime mucronatam sensim attenuata, margin- 

 ibus integris, angustissime hyalino-limbatis, nervo sat tenui, sub- 

 continuo, levi, cellulis laminalibus et basilaribus supremis minutis, 

 subquadratis, papilla elevata, uncinata instructis, cellulis partis 

 vaginantis marginalibus angustissimis, limbum hyalinum c. 6 

 seriatum efFormantibus, internis laxis, teneris, quadratis vel 

 breviter rectangularibus, inanibus. Caetera ignota. 



Aneityum: Gunn, 1912 (Hb. Lillie, 740), Feb. 1913 (Hb. 

 Watts, 350). 



Species S. gracili Mitt, valde affinis, sed foliis obtusioribus, 

 muticis vel brevissime mucronatis dignoscenda. 



S. Muelleri (Doz. et M. as Calymperidium) Lac. 



Santo: Bowie, 1909 (Hb. Watts, 70a). Aneityum: Gunn, Feb. 

 1913 (Hb. Watts, 352), May-June, on north side of Island (Hb. 

 Watts, 412). 



S. (Orthotheca) perarmatus Broth., n.sp. 



Dioicus; robustiusculus, csespitosus, csespitibus densis, virid- 

 ibus, inferne pallidis, opacis; caulis erectus, usque ad 7 cm. longus, 

 parce radiculosus, dense foliosus, dichotome ramosus; folia e basi 

 erecta, elongate oblonga, superne ciliato-serrata sensim in laminam 

 patentem, usque ad 5 mm. vel paulum ultra longam, anguste 

 linearem, obtusiusculam vel acutam attenuata, marginibus partis 

 laminalis incrassatis. argute geminatim serratis, nervo crasso, sub- 

 continuo, parte inferiore vaginali excepta ubique grosse aculeato, 

 cellulis laminalibus minutis, incrassatis, lumine subquadrato, 

 pellucidis, levibus, cellulis partis vaginalis marginalibus in seriebus 

 paucis eisdem laminalibus similibus, internis laxis, ovali-hexagonis, 

 inanibus ; seta erecta, c. 5 mm. alta, tenuissima, rubra ; theca erecta, 

 minuta, ovalis, rufa. Caetera ignota. 



