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Gymnocolea afflnis, ifVA., Bn,,,.
Stem procumbent, without stipules, leaves
rounded, hyahne, acutely bi f id; laciniæ obtu
se , perichæt ial leaves spreading. Perianth
dPear-shaped, contracted at the a“p ex , „tot"t‘!:
Jungermannia affinis, Wi ls . in Brit. FI V
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Stems procumbent, simple or branched
leaves round,sh, concave, acutely bifid, coarsei;
reticulated, the segments
obtuse, those
of theinvolucrelarger
than the rest ; fruit
terminal ; perianth
pear-shaped, plicate,
c o n t r a c t e d , and
toothed at the mouth
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Separated from J .
inflata, to which its
1 4 3 . trivial name applies,
stems, large reticulations, and less obtufe^segmtnts
of the leaves, and, above all, the plicated upper
portion of the perianth. Perigonial leaves on
separate shoots crowded, concave, sometimes threetoothed,
anterior segment inflexed, forming an
auricle.
G e n u s 28. HARPANTHUS, Nees.
Dioicous. Involuc re small-leaved, lateral,
incurved from the interposition o f two st ipules,
dissimilar to the leaves. Perianth fusiform,
terete, mouth three or four fid, laciniæ
unequal, entire, connate at the base with the
calyptra, which is adherent up to the middle,
apex free. Capsule four-valved, coriaceous,
naked. Elaters double, naked, deciduous .—
Nees Eur. Leb. I I ., 351.
_ Plants stipulate, leaves subcurrent, flattened,
divided.
Fertile shoots very short, ventral, at length sub-
lateral. Perianth exserted, terete, the lower half
thickened ; mouth contracted, three to four toothed.
Calyptra fleshy, confluent two-thirds with the
perianth. Involucral leaves one or two pairs. Leaves
succubous, ovate, emarginate, semi-vcrtically imbricate,
secund. Amphigastria lanceolate, connate
with adjacent leaves, free margin reflexcd, onc-
toothed at the base. Male shoots slender, perigonial
leaves terminal, enclosing one to two
antheridia.— Carr. Br. Hep. 47.