Frullania. franz stephani. species hepaticarum (Vol. IV, 1910). 
longis (2-3 cm.) simplicibus, pionulis floriferis femineis dense regula- 
riterque obsitis, spicam laxam formantibus. Folia caulina conferta, 
oblique patula, concava, apice arcte decurva, in plano subcircularia, 
1,33 mm. longa, 1,12 ram. lata, apice late rotundata, basi optime gros- 
seque cordata. Cellulx superse 18x36 jj, trigonis majusculis in medio 
et angulis parietum, parietibus flexuosis, basales 27x45 {jl trigonis 
magnis grosse nodulosis in parietibus strictis. Lobulm majusculus sub- 
rotundus erectus, cauli contiguus, vertice obtusus, longe rostractus, 
rostro angusto valde incurvo obtuso parum prominens. Atnphi^astria 
caulina majuscula, quadrato-rotundata, basi parum angustiora, superne 
utrinque angulata, apice subtruncato, ad Vi emarginato, sinu angusto, 
lobis apiculatis conniventibus. Perianthia obovato-oblonga alte tripli- 
cata, medio infero raraentacea, plicis breviter et irregulariter ramen- 
taceis. Folia floraiia trijuga, intima obovata, basi angustissima, apice 
obtusa, lobulo vix breviore lanceolato acuto, ad niediuni soluto, margine 
interno irregulariter remoteque quadrispino. Amphigastrium fiorale 
intimum lobulo aquilongum, uno latere breviter coalitum, ceterura 
obovatum apice breviter emarginatum, quadrispinum, spinis internis 
longioribus porrectis, sinu aiuplo. 
Hab. Mexico, Honey Station. 
FruUania latiflora S., Hep. Am. And., p. 34. 
Dioica minor rufo-brunnea, rigidula, corticola. Caulis ad 3 cra. lon- 
gus, remote breviterque pinnulatus, hlc illic pinnula longiore interjecta. 
Folia caulina inibricata, subrecte patula, squarrosula, in plano ovato- 
elliptica (1,2 mm. longa, 0,93 mm. lata), apice rotundata, basi optirae 
cordata, antice caulem late superantia. Cellulie superae 18 {i trigonis 
subnullis in parietibus flexuosis, basales 27 x36{t trigonismagnis acutis 
in parietibus strictis. Lobulus raajuscuius, cauli contiguus, cucullatus, 
ereetus, vertice rotundatus, rostro decur\o angusto acuminato obtuso, 
haud prominens, ore truncato vel amplo. Amphigastria caulina raagna, 
caule quadruplo latiora, arabitu subrotunda, transverse inserta, ipsa 
^>asi obcuneata, superne utrinque acute angulata, apice ad V* biioba, 
sinu recto acuto, lobis late trianguiatis acutis. Petnantkia ovato-rotunda, 
alte triplicata, carinis erosulis. Folia ftoralia trijuga, intima ovato- 
elliptica, apice rotundata ; lobulo magno, in plano obovato, conduplicatim 
concavo, inargine interno lacinia niagna lanceolata armato, apice acuto. 
-^mphigastrium florale intimura folio aequilongum, ad ' j bifidum laciniis 
late lanceolatis acutis integerrimis, lobulis utrinque breviter cualitum. 
Hab. Orinoco, ad cataractura Maypures. 
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