Rupinia. 



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RUPINIA Corda 



in Opiz, Beitrage, 1829, p. 650. 



Syn. Riccia Raddi, Op. scient. Bologna, II, p. 350. 



Tessellina Dum. Gomment. bot. p. 78 (nomen nudum). 

 Oxymitra Bisch. in Ldbg. Synops. Hep. Eur. (Acad. Leop. 1829, 

 p. 124). 



Plante thallosee. terricolae, dichotome ramosas vel ramulis posticis 

 lateralibus innovata?, antice cavernosae, lamellis unistralis, medio antico— 

 strato antico recedente— sulcatse; stomala simplicia, minima. Squama? 

 poslica^ magna3, utroque latere frondis serialae, e basi radiculas incras- 

 satas proferentes. Andrcecia coske inserta. antheridiis in soro vallatim 

 ;iiii[ili;it(i lineari et bene definito seriatis, vagina communi squamulisque 

 ciivutndata: cavernis monandris. Archegonia seriata, singula involucro 

 spongioso, conico-cylindrico, apice aperto < 

 involucri coalita. Capsula sphaerica, parietibus I 

 Sj'or;r ictnedne. lamellata?. Elateres nulli. 



1. R. pyramidata Corda, 1. c. 



Syn. Riccia pyramidata Raddi, 1. c. 

 Tessellina pyramidata Dum. 1. c. 

 Oxymitra pyramidata Hiib. Hepaticologia germ. p. 24. 



Ihuini. minnr. viridis. inar^iiiitms purpureis, tenax. Frons usque ad 

 2 cm. longa, furcata vel ramulis posticis innovata, furcis divergentibus, 

 late linearibus. apice rotundatis. antice subplanis, marginibus attenuatis, 

 adscendenlibus, plus triplo latioribus quam altis; costa valida strato 

 lamellifero aiquialta. duplo fere angustiore, postice plano convexa. dense 

 radirellifcra. lateribus adscendentibus sensim in alas exnirreiilihiis : 

 antice rima nuda percusa; squamae posticae oblique triangulare>. ma::n:c. 

 basi purpurea? denseque inibricata?, apice libera, hyalinae, longe cuspi- 

 datae, marginem frondis longe superantes, in apice frondis hamatim in- 

 curva?; stratum anticnm lamellis approximatis anguste cavernosum; 

 stomata (5 cellulis conicis superflcialibus formata, parietibus radialibiH 

 iii imiiio im-rassatis. llrartr.r v:iirin;e mascuke lineares. purpurea'. erecta'. 

 ihtiola masruh lonce produrh. lnrolarra leiiiiiiea ravcnmsa. porifera. 



