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Section A.
(Plants having piliferous leaves.)
Tortula acuta, sp. nov. Plate XXXV., fig. 2.
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Plants perennial, monœcious, brownish-green, growing in small patches about ¼ in. high. Stems branching near the base, branches fastigiate. Leaves erecto-patent, imbricating round the stem, oblong-acute or shortly piliferous, slightly concave. Margins entire. Nerve excurrent. Areola: Upper dense, lower oblong, crisp when dry. Perichœtial leaves smaller than the upper ones, inner one smallest, oblongacute or mucronate. Acrocarpous. Fruitstalk erect or inclined, 5/16 in. long, red. Capsule cylindric, straight or slightly curved. Operculum conico-subulate, two-thirds the length of capsule. Peristome twisted, teeth 32, about twice the length of the tube. Calyptra cucullate.
Hab. Port Lyttelton hills, on rocks. Collected, August, 1890, by R. B.
Tortula pulvinata, sp. nov. Plate XXXV., fig. 3.
Plants perennial, monœcious, brownish-green, growing in small pulvinate tufts ¼ in. high. Stem branched near the base. Branches short, fastigiate. Leaves erecto-patent, imbricating all round the stem, oblong, rounded at the apex into a hyaline hair-point, concave. Margins recurved to near the apex. Nerve excurrent. Areola: Upper dense, subrotund; lower oblong near the base; crisp when dry. Perichœtial leaves smaller than the upper-stem ones, but otherwise similar in outline. Acrocarpous. Fruitstalk ⅜ in. long, reddish-brown. Capsule elliptic, small. Peristome twisted, teeth 32, without a tube, united at the base. Operculum stout, conico-subulate, half the length of capsule, oblique. Calyptra cucullate.
Hab. Damp rocks, Port Lyttelton hills; October, 1889. Collected by R. B.
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Tortula elliptotheca, sp. nov. Plate XXXV., fig. 4.
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Plants perennial, monœcious, brownish, growing in small pulvinate tufts ¼ in. high. Stem branched near the base. Branches fastigiate. Leaves imbricating all round the stem, erecto-patent, oblong-oval, with a hyaline hair-point, concave. Margins entire. Nerve stout, excurrent. Areola: Upper small, dense; lower oblong; crisp when dry. Perichœtial leaves oblong, subacute, with a hyaline hair-point. Acrocarpous. Fruitstalk 3/16 in. long, pale-brown. Capsule elliptic, short. Operculum stout, oblique, conico-subulate, two-thirds the length of the capsule. Peristome twisted, teeth 32, two and a half times longer than the tube. Calyptra cucullate.
Hab. On damp rocks, Port Lyttelton hills; October, 1889. Collected by R. B.
Tortula oblongifolia, sp. nov. Plate XXXV., fig. 5.
Plants perennial, monœcious, growing in small pulvinate tufts ¼ in. to ½ in. high, brownish-green. Stems branched near the base. Branches fastigiate. Leaves imbricating all round the stem, erecto-patent, slightly recurving, oblong-oval, ending in a hyaline hair-point, concave. Margins entire, plain. Nerve excurrent. Areola: Upper small, dense; lower oblong; crisp when dry. Perichœtial leaves erect, sheathing, similar in outline to the stem ones. Acrocarpous. Fruitstalk ⅜ in. long, reddish. Capsule cylindric. Peristome twisted, teeth 32, two and a half times longer than the tube. Operculum not found. Calyptra cucullate.
Hab. Damp rocks, Port Lyttelton hills; October, 1889. Collected by R. B.
Tortula maudii, sp. nov. Plate XXXVI., fig. 6.
Plants perennial, monœcious, growing in irregular tufts, brownish-green, ¼ in. to ½ in. high. Stem branched near the base. Branches fastigiate. Leaves imbricating all round the stem, erecto-patent, oblong-oval, with a toothed hyaline hair-point, incurving near the apex and very concave, base erect. Margins entire, flat. Nerve excurrent. Areola: Upper dense, subrotund; lower oblong; crisp when dry. Perichœtial leaves erect, sheathing, smaller than the upper ones, innermost smallest, ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, with a toothed hyaline hair-point. Acrocarpous. Fruitstalk dark-red, ½ in. long. Capsule large, cylindric, unequal near the base, slightly curved. Peristome twisted, teeth 32, three times longer than the tube. Operculum conico-subulate, nearly one-half the capsule. Calyptra cucullate.
Named after Mrs. Leonard Cockayne.
Hab. In crevices of damp rocks, Port Lyttelton hills; October, 1886. Collected by R. B.
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Tortula binnsii, sp. nov. Plate XXXVI., fig. 7.
Plants perennial, monœcious, growing in small dark patches ¼ in. to ½ in. high. Stems branched. Branches short. Leaves spreading from an erect base, imbricating, oblong-oval, with a hyaline hair-point, minutely papillose, slightly concave. Margins recurved to near the apex. Nerve excurrent. Areola: Upper dense, subrotund; lower oblong near the base; crisp when dry. Perichœtial leaves slightly narrower than the upper ones, otherwise similar to them. Acrocarpous. Fruitstalk ½ in. long, brownish. Capsule cylindric, slightly curved. Peristome twisted, teeth 32, tube very short. Operculum conico-subulate, one-third the length of the capsule, oblique. Calyptra cucullate.
Hab. On damp, banks, near Christchurch; November, 1882. Collected by R. B.
Tortula synecia, sp. nov. Plate XXXVI., fig. 8.
Plants perennial, synœcious, growing in small brownish-green tufts ⅓ in. to ¼ in. high. Stems branched near base. Branches fastigiate. Leaves imbricating all round the stem, erecto-patent, upper and middle ones subspathulate, with a hyaline hair-point, concave. Margins recurved to near the apex. Nerve excurrent. Areola: Upper dense, subrotund; lower oblong; crisp when dry. Perichœtial leaves oblongoval, with a hair-point, erect, sheathing. Acrocarpous. Fruitstalk ¼ in. long, brown. Capsules subcylindric, unequal. Peristome twisted, teeth 32, tube very short. Operculum conico-subulate, about one-half the length of capsule. Calyptra cucullate.
Hab. Damp rocks, Port Lyttelton hills; October, 1892. Collected by R. B.
Tortula panduriforma, sp. nov. Plate XXXVI., fig. 9.
Plants perennial, monœcious, growing in loose patches ¼ in. to ½ in. high, green or brownish. Stems branched near the base. Branches fastigiate. Leaves imbricating all round, erecto-patent, panduriform, with a hyaline hair-point, slightly toothed. Margins entire, recurved at the middle. Nerve stout, excurrent. Areola: Upper dense, lower oblong, crisped when dry. Perichœtial leaves, inner one smallest, otherwise similar to the stem ones. Acrocarpous. Fruitstalk pale-brown, ¼ in. long. Capsule cylindric, straight or curved. Peristome twisted, teeth 32, twice as long as the tube. Operculum stout, half the length of the capsule. Calyptra cucullate.
Hab. On damp rocks, Port Lyttelton hills; October, 1893. Collected by R. B.
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Tortula searlii, sp. nov. Plate XXXVIII., fig. 10.
Plants perennial, monœcious, growing in dense patches from ½ in. to 1 in. high, green above, brown below. Stems branching, fastigiate. Leaves imbricating all round the stem, erecto-patent, subspathulate, with a hyaline toothed hair-point. Margins flat, minutely crenate. Nerve excurrent. Areola: Upper dense, lower oblong. Perichœtial leaves spathulate, with a toothed hyaline hair-point, smaller than the comal ones, inner smallest. Acrocarpous. Fruitstalk yellowish, ⅜ in. long. Capsule more or less curved, cylindric. Peristome twisted, teeth 32, slightly longer than the tube. Operculum conico-subulate, about half the length of the capsule. Calyptra cucullate.
Hab. Damp rocks, Port Lyttelton hills; October, 1893. Collected by R. B.
Tortula bealeyensis, sp. nov. Plate XXXVII., fig. 12.
Plants perennial, monœcious, growing in loose patches 1 in. to 1 ½ in. high, yellowish-green above, brown below. Stems branched, fastigiate. Leaves imbricating all round, spreading, recurving from an erect base, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, with a short hair-point, concave. Margins entire, flat or recurved in the middle. Nerve excurrent. Areola: Upper small, dense; lower oblong; crisp when dry. Perichœtial leaves similar to the upper ones, hair-point longer. Acrocarpous. Fruitstalk reddish, ⅜ in. long. Capsule cylindric, sometimes swollen near the base. Peristome twisted, teeth 32, short, tube twice as long as the teeth. Operculum conico-subulate, about half the length of the capsule. Calyptra cucullate.
Hab. On wet banks, Bruce's Creek, near the Bealey; February, 1889; Otarama, 1895. Collected by R. B.
Tortula gulliverii, sp. nov. Plate XXXVIII., fig. 13.
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Plants perennial, monœcious, growing in small tufts 3/16 in. to ¼ in. high, green. Stems nearly simple. Leaves imbricating all round the stem, erecto-patent, ligulate-acute or rounded into a hyaline hair-point, concave. Margins recurved from near the base unto the apex. Nerve excurrent. Areola: Upper small, dense; lower oblong; incurved when dry. Perichœtial leaves smaller than the comal ones, but otherwise similar. Acrocarpous. Fruitstalk nearly erect, ½ in. long, red. Capsule cylindric, straight or slightly curved. Peristome twisted, teeth divided to the base, 32. Operculum subulate, two-fifths the length of the capsule. Calyptra cucullate.
Hab. On stones, near Greymouth; 1896. Collected by Mr. Gulliver.