(Vol. V, 4945). franz stephani. species hepatigarum Lejeunea. 



474. Lejeunea rara. St. n. sp. 



Monoica raediocris, pallide virens, in cortice dense depresso-caespi- 

 tans. Caulis ad 2 cm longus, sparsim longeque ramosus. Folia caulina 

 conferta, subrecte patula, concava, in plano ovata, symmetrica (4 mm. 

 longa, medio 0,75 mm. lata) ad medium inserta, basi antica late rotun- 

 data, caulem superantia, apice obtusa, integerrima. Cellulm superse 

 48X48|i„ basales 27X36 jx, trigonis nullis. Lobulus parvus, folioquin- 

 tnplo brevior, ovatus, carina oblique adscendens, arcuata, amplo sinu 

 in foliumexcurrens, apice quam basis triplo angustiore, oblique trun- 

 cato, angulo acuto. Amphigastria caulina magna, caule septuplo latiora, 

 subrotunda (0,6 mm. longa et lata) transverse inserta, basi utrinque 

 cordatini rotundata, ad medium biloba, sinu semirecto obtuso, laciniis 

 triangulatis cuspidatis. Perianthia uno latere innovata, anguste pyri- 

 formia (4 mm. longa, medio 0,6 mm. lata) apice rotundata, rostro 

 longo valido, quinqueplicata, plicis posticis angustis, longe decurren- 

 tibus, plica antica simillima breviore. Folia floralia periantbio sequi- 

 longa vel longiora lanceolata, triplo longiora quam lata, obtusa, lobulus 

 purum brevior, linearis ad medium solutus, apice rotundatus. Amphi- 

 gastrium florale perianthio duplo brevius, ovato-ellipticum, ad */■ 

 inciso-bifidum, sinu angusto, laciniis triangulatis acutis porrectis. 

 Andracia sessilia, bracteistrjiugis. 



Hab. Australia orientalis. New South Wales. 



175. Lejeunea Sinclarii. S. Hep. Am. Aud., p. 262. 



Monoica major, olivacea, flaccida, corticola. Caulis ad 3 cm. longus, 

 irregulariter multiramosus. Folia caulina parum imbricata, aduita 

 inaxima, ovata (4,67 mm. longa, niedio 4 mm. lata) ramulina triplo 

 rainora, similia, lata basi inserta, basi antica breviter rotundata, apice 

 obtusa, integerrima. Cellulx supera 48X48 jt, basales 48X36 ;x, 

 trigonis nullis. Lobulus majusculus, folio quadruplo brevior, in 

 situ oblongus, in plano ovatus, carina oblique adscendens, leviter 

 arcuata, levi simi in folium cxeurrens, apice quam basis duplo 

 angustiore, emarginato, angulo acuto. Amphigastria caulina magna, 

 parum longiora quam lata subrotunda, sinuatim inserta, ad medium 

 biloba, rima angusta, obtusa, laciniis ovatis obtusis. Perianthia in 

 ramis terminalia, late pyriformia A.:\?> imn. loii|ia, medio 0,83 mm. 

 lata) apice rotundata, rostro brevi, quinqueplicata, plicis angustis, 

 posticis longe decurrentibus, plica antica simillima. Folia floralia 

 perianthio duplo breviora, spathulata, obtusa, lobulus tertio brevior, 

 lanceolatus vel ligulatus, ad V 3 solutus, obtusus. Amphigastrh/m 



