Sphenolobus sp hot 
I’I ants in mats close to the soil,on eUirtli or forest dehtis, to 3,occasion illy 
to 5 mm long,bent.'l)locous. revives approximate to overlapping,somewhat 
secund. Bifid,broadest about raidtHe/2.5 to *3 m# lung jdaenimy tore,by,3,5mm 
to* ' :.8 j.a.i broad.Lobes obtuse to sub '-or te, jpent^b’^^tcute to lunate. 
usually silt-cute. Leaves somewhat obliquely inserted,and secund. 
m. with mu lerous dir ty hyaline rliizoi d^ Urale rleayes none, except rarely 
one between the bracts.£Cell wails firm,but without trigones,chlorophylls^ 
showing up rather pl^ihiy .i.SUrface^ p 
, t. surface( looking down thrd’ tai&roscope) ana 
Variable in' size,shape and arrangement,averaging, around If ' ic. border cells 
"A! bel 
papillose, the papillae showing on both 
n edge or surface wlen folded. 
with * tendency to be quadrate. Very little larger in 
juithridial bracts, somewhat similar to leaves,but a little larger,and more p V 
saccate, the an the rids single in the bracts, and large for the slate of the c g 
plant,averaging lad i ic. second pair of bracts>a^ llttje larger than leaves, 
but otherwise similar, tracts variable 2 to 3 fid^tecTiledly 1 rgor than 
leaves, sharp pointed to apiculate ."T" Perianth cylindrical to near top,where 
a tun long by .8 im 
1 to 6 ceiledin a 
into.mouth of perianth, 
antheridial bracts terminal on all examined. Young shoots with 
smaller and more distant leaves,more acute. 
slightly or more contracted,into short plicae..AvgM*4 
oroacl. v ee gjj numerous and coarse, and variable,from 1 
row,or much broader at base,frequently cut 
lale 
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Gemmae rare,angular,reddish,irregular in shape,from irregular 
irregular angular. Gemmae deforming tips of upper leaves. Avg 
(Note,lengths of leaves should be .ho to .3 mm long by .35 to 
shify.mg the decimal point. 
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This see* -s to cover the co^. non variations. 
Type 3854,on forest floor,at hordegg/hine forests, 
r are ■ c ^ b V- 
;rta ) where 
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