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Art. XXXVIII—Description of a New Species of Fabronia.
[Read before the Wellington Philosophical Society, 29th January, 1876.]
Pl. XI.
Fabronia octoblepliaris, n. s.
Plantæ minimæ, ramis plumose foliosis. Folia conferta undique patentia lanceolata longe tenuiter acuminata ciliato-serrata obsoletinervia basi cellulis amplis superne angustis, perichætialia erecta, appressa ovata apice serrata subito in pilum hyalinum producta. Capsula e cellulis laxis rete undulato-quadratum efformantibus composita. Peristomium simplex, dentes 8 geminati, plani, humidi introrsum flexi.
Habitatio ad saxa humidiuscula.
Plant small, plumose leafy. Leaves crowded, spreading lanceolate with fine long tapering points, ciliato-toothed, obsoletely nerved, cells enlarged at the base, narrow above; perichætial erect, appressed, ovate, serrated at the apex, suddenly ending in a hyaline hair-like point. Capsule with lax cells, forming an undulate quadrate web. Peristome simple, teeth in 8 pairs, flat, bent inwards when moistened.
On humid rocks.
Description of Plate XI.
Fabronia octoblepharis.
| 1. |
Natural size. |
| 2. |
Theca magnified 17 diameters. |
| 3. |
Peristome magnified 300 diameters. |
| 4. |
Perichætium. |
| 5. |
Perichætial leaves magnified 50 diameters. |
| 6. |
Cauline " " 35 " |
| 7. |
Base of cauline leaves " 300 " |
| 8. |
Point of " " " 300 " |
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FABRONIA OCTOBLEPHARIS, n.s.