q uem in Hb. Binderi ipse [?J d en omin av e r a t ut Hypneam Harveyi d e -
sorib it .
7 . H. FLAGELLIFORMIS (G r e v . m s c r . ) e l o n g a t a v i r g a t o - r am o s a , r am i s
s t e r i l ib u s n u d iu s c u l i s , f e r t i l ib u s d e n s i s s im e s u b t o m e n t o s o - r am i i -
los is v e rm ic i i la r i b u s a p i c e p r o d u c t o r e c t o n u d iu s c u l i s , r amu l i s
q u o q u o v e r s um e g r e d i e n t i b u s p a t e n t i s s im i s , s p o r i f e r i s . . . , c a p s
u l i f e r i s s p in e s c e n t i b u s s im p l i c i b u s e t d i v a r i c a t o - r am o s i s .
Hypnea flagelliformis G re v. m s c r . in Hb. H o o k e r i! J . Ag. Alg. L iebm .
p . 14 in A c t. Ho lm. Ù fc e r s . 1847.
Hab. in o c e a n o i n d i c o a d l i t tu s H in d o s ta n iæ (Wig l i t i ) .
F rondes 6-poll icares, a ple x u ramo.so radicali p o r r e c tæ, p a r c e e t fere
vage r amo sæ, ramis s ter i l ibus d enuda t is e longat i s tlagel li formibus, fertil ibus
v ermicular ibus u t r in q u e at tenuat is , 4—6-poI l icar ibus e t in medio p e n n am
corvinam fere cras s is , apicibus a t tenuat is n udis rect iuscul i s , plu r ib u s non
raro r amum fasciculat im te rmina nt ibus . Ramuli ita dens i u t r amum toment i
fere ad in s ta r invest iant , p a tent i s s imi e t fere hor izontales , ini tio s imp l i -
ciusculi subulat i ( in pianta capsul ifera) , capsul is ins t ruc t i d e c omp o s i to -
rameilosi , ramell is diva r icat is mi l l imet rum vix longi tudine su p e r an t ib u s
subulat is . Cys tocarpia globosa ad b a s em rame l lorum r amo so rum sessi lia.
Colo r c a rn e o - ru b e n s . S u b s tan t ia fi rma al iorum. Ipso h abi tu, ob ramulos
d ens is s imos e t brevi s s imos per ins igni, s ta t im in s ta tu ramelloso dignosci tur
. Si s ect io t ra n sv e rs a l i s rami o bs ervatur , ramul i brevi s s imi subulat i
s tel lat im a ramo dive rgente s ad p a re n t .
2. Spinl‘liger.e . Frondes stériles intricato-cæspilosoe, ramis p a tentibus
alterne ramosæ, ramulisque subulatis, a basi latiore
acuminatis, obsilce; sporiferæ conformes in ipsa basi aut media
p a rte ramulorum intumescente sphærosporas gerentes.
8. H. S eticulosa ( J . A g . m s c r . ) intricato-cæspitosa alterne ramosa,
ramis extra cæspitem parum porreclis per totara longitudinem
seticulosis, apice vix denudato rectiusculis, seticulis quoquoversum
egredientibus horizontalibus a basi latiore longissime
in acumen setaceum flexiim attenuatis, demum fertilibus supra
medium siliquose inflatis, siliquis lanceolatis rectis.
Hypnea Charoides S o n d . Alg. P r e is s . p . 4 2 il Hook, e t H a rv . Alg. Ta sm . %
n . 62!! K ü lz . sp. p . 738! (excl . syn. Lamour . ap. omne s ) .
Hab. a d o r a s No væ H o l la n d iæ o c c id e n t a l e s ( P r e i s s ! ) ; ad T a s m
a n i am (G u n n ! ) .
Cæspi te s dens i int r icati. F ro n d e s 4— 6-poI licares , infe rne cras s i t ie
p e n næ c olumbinæ, s u r sum s e n s im a t te n u a tæ r ami sq u e eximie p a ten t ib u s
al ternis d e c ompos i tæ. Rami su p e r io r e s s ens im b reviores , omne s a bas i
ad ap ic em setis ten u ib u s elongatis hir ti. Se tæ dis tantiis s emi l ine am longis
q u o q u o v e r sum egrediente s , fere omnino horizontales, a bas i latiore sens im
a t te n u a tæ s e ta c eæ, longiores ( sesqui l ineam longæ) e t duplo tr iplo breviores
s ine ordine mixtæ, p lu r imæ s impl ices, aliæ eodem modo setic.ulosæ. e t in
r amo s t ra n se ú n te s . Setæ d emum fert iles evadunt , a medio vel supra me d
ium in tume s c e n te s , s i liquam lanceola tam re c tam u t r in q u e s u bæq u e a t te n
u a tam, apiculo brevi su p e r a tam, pedioelloque longi tudinem siliquæ æq u an te
suffultam, exhibent . Colo r co ral l ino-c arneus . Subs tant ia subcorne a .
Qu idquid s i l Hypnea Charoides Lamourouxi i , il lam tameu ad p ræ s
e n tem b aud p e r t in e r e pos se, ex forma f ructuum in icone data p e r spicuuni
p uto. Montagne (C a n a r . p . 174) aliique illam see. sp e c imin a visa ad Spyr
idiam referunt , quod tamen ex icone n imium ab h o r r e n te vix p ro b a n d um
ad p a re t . Diversas species i taq u e sub nomine dato a Lamourouxio confusas
fuisse, c r e d e r e fas es t. Nulla a u tem omnino a d e s t ansa cu r nomen inopp
o r tu n um p ræs e n t i speciei t r ib u e n d um sit.
9 . H. HAMULOSA ( T u r n . H is t. F u c . ta b . 7 9 ) i i i t i i c a to - cæ s p i t o s a a l t
e r n e r am o s a , r am i s e x t r a cæ s p i t em p a r u m p o r r e c t i s , p e r to t am
l o n g i t u d i n em s p in u lo s i s , a p i c e vix d e n u d a t o r e c t iu s c u l i s , sp in u l i s
q u o q u o v e r s um e g r e d i e n t i b u s s u b l io r i z o n t a l ib u s a liasi l a t io r e
a c um i n a t i s r ig id i s , f e r t i l ib u s r am o s i s in f r a a p i c e s s i l i q u o s e i n fla
tis, s i l iq u i s b r e v i s s im i s a c umin a t i s .
Fu c u s h amulosus T u rn . l. c. ! (n o n E s p e r , n e c A u c t. r e c e n t.)
Hypnea h amulos a M o n i. Pug. Alg. Y em en s . n . 16?
H. Valentiæ var. hamu lo s a D e c sn . Pl. de (A r a b . p . 183? (excl . syn.)
Hab. in m a r i r u b r o (Vic e c om. V a l e n t i a ) ; ad Cap. b. S p e i !
F ro n s 2—3 -pol l ica r i s , cras s i t ie p e n næ p a s s e r inæ e t ult ra , su r sum
s en s im a t tenuata, a bas i u sq u e r amos i s s ima, ramis implexi s e t immo al i-
qu an d o co n c re t i s fere hor izontal ibus adsc en d e n t ib u s , ma jor ibus minor i b
u sq u e mixtis , omnibus a bas i a d ap ic em rec t iu s cu lum spinulos is . Spinulæ
q u o q u o v e r sum eg rediente s dei is is s imæ, a bas i latiore s ens im a c umin a t e ,
f l rmæ e t s t r i c t e , lineam ci rc i te r longæ, s impl ices a u t i te rum spinulosæ et
in r amulos abeuntes . Fer t i les sæp iu s ramosæ, obtus iore s , in fra ipsum
apicem in f l a te e t in s i l iquam brev i s s imam acumina tam, longo c t firmo
pedicello suffultam, n u n c obliquam, ab e u n te s . Color pal lide miniatus,
ma r c e s c e n t i s albidus .
Nomine F uci bamulos i dive r s i s s imæ species ab Auctor ibus iiitclli-
g untur . Ipse s ane longe al iam s p e c iem sub hoc nomino habui, donec
p ræs e n tem, c um icone T u rn e r i a n a egregie convcnientem, invcnoram. F u -
c um hamu lo sum Espe r i aut ad H. n ig r e sc en tem aut ad Cys toseiram q u a n d
am re f e r e n d um c e n seo . Chondr ia h amulos a Ag. e s t species dive r sa Indiæ
o ccidentalis . S p e c imen n o s t rum e s t fi rmiu s q u am pia n ta Tu rn e r ian a c t
a Gap. b. Spei or iundum. Vix tame n dive r s i talem speci f icam inter plantas
tain in omnibus aliis conveniente s suspicarem.
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