Gongylanthus. franz stephanl spegies hepaticarum. 387 



dense valideque papillata. Folia floralia caulinis multo majora similia. 

 Squainse florales intimse parvae pislilla arcle cingentes marginibus varie 

 laceratis et lobulatis, cellulis irregulariter prominulis quasi erosis el 

 papuloso-crenatis. Marsupia pro planta longissima anguste cylindrica. 

 Capsula cylindrica, ad basin 4 valvis, valvulis angustis striclis. Elateres 

 breves parum allenuati spiris duplicalis laxe lortis. Sporae parvae brun- 

 neae asperae. Andrcecia in medio caulis bracteis monandris paucijugis, 

 foliis similibus minoribus basi saccatis apice patulo. Antheridia sphaerica 

 in pedicello longiusculo. 



Hab. Terrge mediterraneae haud rara. 



5. Gongylanthus renif olius (Mitten) St. 



Syn. : Lindigina renifolia Miit. Journ. Linn. Soc. vol. 16, 190. 



Dioicus mediocris fiaccidus viridis vel purpureo-maculalus dense gre- 

 garius. Canlis 10 mm. longus simplex sub flore innovationibus binis vel 

 ternis continuatus, radicellis longis rufescentibtis fasciculalis repens. 

 Folia caulina imbricata antice breviter coalita, subrotunda vel laliora 

 quam longa concava erecto-conniventia, apice et margine anlico distincte 

 crenulatis. Cellulae apicales 27 basales 3fi X 72 (i trigonis subnullis; 

 cuticula papillis magnis maxime aspera. Folia floralia caulinis majora 

 late ovata integerrima. Squamae florales ignolse. Marsupia pro planta 

 magna angusle cylindrica sparsim radicellifera facie interna ul in conge- 

 neribus. 



Hab. Africa australis (Eaton. Mac Lea). 



6. G. euthemonus (Spruce) St. 



Syn. : Calypogeia euthemona Spr. Hep. And. et Amaz. p. 449. 



Dioicus mediocris debilis olivaceus gregarie crescens. Canlis ad 15 mm. 

 longus simplex sub flore innovatus crassus fragilis radicellis longis 

 pallidis. Folia caulina 1,5 mm. longa tenerrima postice libera ovato- 

 ligulata distiche explanala vel leniter adscendenlia integerrima interdum 

 repando-angulata. Cellulae apicales 27 p. basales 27 X 72 ji trigonis 

 magnis acutis. Folia floralia caulinis majora ovato-trigona integerrima 

 erecto-conniventia. Squamae floraies magnae inssqualiter plurifidae ciliatse 

 et piliferae. Marsupia late cylindrica dense radicellosa, pistilla fundo 

 sacculi inserta facie inlerna magnis cellulis saepe in pila bicellularia 

 mutalis inducta; planla itaque sine dubio ad Gongylanthum ponenda. 

 Andrcecia parva mediana laxe foliosa, bracteis 3-4 jugis basi saccatis 

 apice squarrose recurvis, diandris, antheridiis maximis brevissime pedi- 

 cellatis. 



Hab. in monte Tunguragua (Spruce). 



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