358 FLORA VITIENSIS. 

nervi oblongis rectangulis, cellulis alaribus obsoletis.—Oahu (Seemann ! Herb. Hooker).—Stems 2-3 inches 
lich. Leaves 3 lines or more long, so strongly laterally compressed that the stems are flattened, not 
altered in the dry state, of a very pale fulvous-green nearly white, and with an almost satin-like gloss. This 
fine Moss comes nearer to L. Javense than to any of the numerous species ot the Indian Archipelago, 
put from this it differs greatly in appearance on account of its compressed foliage. 4. L. rugosum, Mitt. 
Linn. Soc, Journ, vol. x—Samoa Islands, Manua, on trees (Powell! n. 101). 5. L. Javense, Beauv. Prodr. 
p. 88 (Sphagnum).—Sandwich Islands (Lay et Colhe!). 
1, L. sanctum, Hampe; Dozy et Molk. Bryol. Javan. t. 12; caules in ceespitem laxum mollem 
congesti; folia subsecunda, recta vel falcata, a basi erectiore oblonga, concava, patentia, subu- 
lata, levia, apice obtusiuscule acuta, paucidentata, margine involuta, lamina folii angustissima, e€ 
cellulis elongatis angustis in seriebus 3-5 dispositis infra apicem desinente, cellulis nervi oblongis 
rectangulis; folia perichetialia a basi ovali anguste subulata, acuta; theca in pedunculo elongato 
brevis, subhorizontalis, plicata, basi strumosa, operculo subulato ; peristomii dentes furcati—Viti 
(Milne!). Also in Samoa, Upolu, on trees, 1200 ft, (Powell! n. 82) ; Pacific Islands (Beechey !) ; 
Aneitum (Milne! 368, Herb. Hooker). 
A very soft species, with its leaves most usually somewhat faleate, but this is less evident in the 
Samoan specimens. 
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9. L.laminatum, Mitt. in Bonplandia, 1861, p, 366; czespites densi; folia dorso rugosa, mar- 
eine lamina distincta marginata, apicem versus minute serrata.—Viti (Seemann ! n. 844). 
In size, this Moss resembles the Z. aduncum, Dozy et Molk. Bryol. Javan. t. 11, but its leaves are 
wider above the middle than in that species, and the lamina is more distinct. 
Trinus II]. SYRRHOPODONTE.—Folia viridia, obscura, cellulis inferioribus in medio folio 
hyalinis. Peristomii dentes parvi, integri vel divisi. 
A tribe of tropical Mosses, easily distinguishable by the hyaline enlarged cells occupying a greater or 
less space in the base of the leaves. 
LV. Syrrhopodon, Schw. Suppl. ii. 100, Calyptra levis, dimidiata. 
The following have not yet been gathered in Viti, viz.:—1. 8S. Platycerii (sp. nov.), Mitt.; pusillus ; 
caulis humilis; folia a basi erectiora, patentia, anguste lanceolato-linealia, subligulata, apice obtuse acuta, 
margine superne flexuosa, apice minute denticulata, nervo pellucido percursa, cellulis hyalinis usque ad 
2 folii longitudinis productis inde ad apicem minutis rotundis glauco-viridibus; theca in pedunculo gra- 
cillimo ovalis, operculo subulato eam superante, peristomii dentibus validis.—Lord Howe's Island, on Pla- 
tyceriwm (M‘Gillivray and Milne! Herb. Hooker).—A small species like S. Gaudichaudi, Schw., from 
South America, but with leaves more narrow, the limb distinct all round the margin, and, when dry, not 
closely contorted and appressed, but loosely erecto-patent.—Tab. 98 j. Fig. 1, plant of the natural size ; 
2,a leaf and the apex further enlarged ; 3, the capsule, with operculum and calyptra; 4, portion of peri- 
stome :—all magnified. 2. S, involutus, Schw. t. 182.—Pacific Islands (Herb. Hooker !); Samoa (Powell !) ; 
also in the Island of Banca (ex Herb. Van der Sande Lacoste!). 3. S. rufescens, Hook. et Grey, in 
Brewster’s Edinb. Journ. of Se. iii. p, 227.—Marian Islands (Gaudichaud !) ; found also at Singapore and 
in the Island of Labuan. 4. 8. gracilis (sp. nov.), Mitt.; humilis, laxe caspitosus, ramosus ; folia a basi 
oboyata erecta, cellulis hyalinis arevlata, margine superne limbo bi-tridentato interdum integerrimo cir- 
cumdata, exinde patentia, lineali-ligulata, obtusa, breviter acuminata, nervo levi pellucidiore percursa, limbo 
angusto hyalino integerrimo marginata, cellulis minutis rotundis obscuris papillis intus extusque promi- 
nulis scaberrimis ; pedunculus gracillimus, elongatus; theea minuta, ovalis.—Pacifie Islands (Milne), grow- 
ing with a specimen of 8. eroceus——A very small species, of a pale whitish colour. Tab. 98%, Fig. 1, 
plant of the natural size; 2, a leaf, with a portion further enlarged to show the hyaline margin and a 
cross-section :—magnified. 5. 8. eroceus, Mitt. Linn. Soc. Journ. 1859.—Samoan Islands, Tutuila, and all 
the islands, on trees, (2000-2500 feet), Powell, n. 12. Tab. 98”. Fig. 1, stem of the natural size; 2,4 
leaf, with cross-section and portions further enlarged opposite the respective parts :—all magnified. 
re S. anes Mitt. Linn. Soc. Journ. 1868, p. 176.—Samoan Islands, Tutuila, and Upolu, on trees 
(Powell! n. 99), Tab. 98 m, Fig. 1, stem of the natural size; 2, a leaf, with a cross-section and portions 
Wet opposite the respective parts:—all magnified. 7. 8. strictifolius (sp. nov.), Mitt. ; caulis 
umilis ; folia a basi erecta, obovata, margine integerrima, cellulis hyalinis areolata, patentia, anguste 
