Frullania. franz stephani. species hepaticarum (Vol. IV, 1911). 
rupicola. Caulis ad 18 cm. longus, validus, rigidus, strictus, bipinnatus, 
pinnis primariis ad 3 cm. longis, remote breviterque pinnulatis, ramis 
longioribus interjectis, similiter bipinnatis. Folia caulina imbricata, 
oblique patula, apice arcte decurva, in plano late ovata (1,12 mm. 
longa, medio 0,8 mm. lata), apice late acurainata, apiculata, dorso 
caulem late superantia, basi antica grosse appendiculata, appendiculo 
rotundato. Cellulx superae 12X18 jx parietibus validissimis irregula- 
riter incrassatis, basales 18X36 parietibus strictis, grosse trabecula- 
tis, ipsa basi grosse nodulosis. Lobulus magnus ssepe evolutus, normaliter 
anguste cylindricus, quadruplo longior quam latus, a caule remotus, 
erectus vel leviter nutans, vertice rotundatus, ore recte truncato, mar- 
ginem folii haud superante. Amphigastria caulina magna transverse 
inserta, caule triplo latiora, subcircularia, basi utrinque breviter rotun- 
data, ad mediura biloba, riraa angusta acuta, lobis acutis, marginibus 
externis arcte recui-vis. Perianthia clavata, rostro longo angusto.. 
Folia floralia intiraa anguste lanceolata, acuminata, acuta, infeme 
nuda, superne optirae serrata, lobulus gequilongus, parum angus- 
tior, ad V» solutus, margine interno similiter serrato. Amphigas- 
trium floraU intimura lobis aequilongura, late ligulatum, fere ad 
medium bifidum,Iaciniis lanceolatis acutis serratis.^nrfrorcfanumerosa 
capitata. 
Hab. Insulse mascarenm, Madagascar, Insulse comorenses. 
6. FruUania Rutenbergii G., Rel. Rut., p. 363. 
Dioica, minor, rufescens, corticola. Caulis ad 6 cra. longus, simpliciter 
breviterque pinnatus, paucis pinnis longioribus interjectis similiter 
Pinnuiatis. Folia caulina imbricata recte patula, parum concava, apice 
decuna, in plano late ovato-elliptica (0,8 mm. longa, medio 0,53 mm. 
iata), apice obtusa vel subapiculata, ssepe rolundata, dorso caulem vix 
superantia, basi anticsi truncaia , exappendiculata. Cellulse superae 1-4 jt, 
Wgonis majusculis acutis, basales 18X27 |i. trigonis maximis acutis, 
Parietibus ubique strictis. Lobulus evolutus lanceolatus canaliculatus, 
normaliter auriculatus, a caule reraotiusculus, erectus, plus duplo longior 
quam latus, vertice rotundatus, ore attenuato, truncatulo, marginem 
folii parum superante. Amphigastria caulina obovata, transverse inserta, 
medium inciso-biloba, lobis anguste triangulatis obtusis vel acutis. 
^olia floralia intima obovato-oblonga, acuta, integerrima ; lobulus foliis 
*<luiIongus, anguste lanceolatus, fere ad basin usque solutus, marginibus 
'^ique valide remoteque spinosis. Amphigastrium florale lobulis aequi- 
iongum, uno latere lobulo alte coalitum, oblongum utrinque pauci- 
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