Lophozia. 



3. L. aberrans. (Mont), St. 



Syn. : Jungermannia aberrans. Mont. Ann. sc. nat. 1843, p. 250 

 Sterilis, mediocris, flavo-rufescens, dense intricatim CEespitosa. Caulis 

 ad 15 mm. longus, rigidus. ramis lateralibus ex axilla interna foliorum 

 ortis, numerosis, apice saepe in flagellam longam nudam radicantem 

 abeuntibus. Folia cauiina oblique inserta,plano-disticha, contigua, superne 

 parum imbricata, late obovala, i. e, basi optime angustata, haud decur- 

 rentia, ceterum asymmetrica, margine postico multo magis arcuato ad 

 V» ermaginato-biloba , lobis triangulalis inaequalibus , postico duplo 

 latiore subapiculato, antico breviore aculo ssepe incurvo , sinu ssepe 

 gibboso. Cellulx marginales 18 p, sub apice medioque 27 jj,, basales 

 27 X 34 ji, trigonis maximis nodulosis, nusquam confluentibus. 

 Hab. Africa orient. Bourbon (Delessert), Nossi-Be (Perville). 

 — — 4. L. punicea (Nees) St. 



Syn. : Jungennannia i>unin>n. NVo. 1 l«q>. Jav., p. 32. 



Anastrophyllum puniceum. St. Hedw. \mi p. 140. 

 Dioica, parva, brunnea vel fusco-purpurea, in nmbrosis viridis, rigida, 

 dense humiliterque csespitosa. Caulis e caudice repente ortus, ad 2 cm. 

 longus repetito arcuato-decurvus, i. e. sub apice ramulo laterali adscen- 

 dente innovatus, innovalionibus similibus repelitis, apice in flagellam 

 longissimam nudam mulato, ceterum fuscus, lenax sub flore innovatus. 

 Folia caulina conferta, oblique inserta. optime squarrose patula, haud 

 imbricata, parum concava, ovalia vel rotundata plus rninus late excisa, 

 angulis subacutis, inlerdum subtruncata vel truncato-rotundata, maxime 

 variabilia. Cellulae foliorum basalium vix incrassatse, in foliis superioribus 

 trigonis magnis acutis instructae, ceterum apice 18 |i, medio 22 jt, basi 

 27 X 36 *, cuticula laevis. Folia floralia paucijuga, majora ssepe latiora 

 quam longa, 2-4 loba, lobis acutis saepe dentatis. Amph. flor. parva, ovata, 

 libera vel uno lalere coalita. Perianthia ovata, (5 plicata, plicis inflatis, 

 superne contracta, breviter lobata, lobis dentato-ciliatis. Andrcecia in 

 planla minore, bracteis monandris plurijugis, confertis, concavis, basi 

 venlricosis, basi antica dente acuto auctis. 

 Hab. Java (Blume, Kurz, Schiffner), Celebes (teste Schiffner). 

 Die Auckland Pflanze (die Schiflner Fl. Buit., p. 101 hierher zieht) 

 gehort nicht hierher, sondern ist eine Form von A. schismoides (Mont.) 

 St., toto ccelo diversa. 

 5. L. Kaurini(Limp),St. 



Syn. : Jungermannia Kaurini Limp. Soc. Siles. 1884, p. 204, sub Jun- 

 germannia. 



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