Sp bæro c . musci formis var. p umi la Ila r v . AUj. T e lfa ir , in Hook. J o u r n .
B o t. 1. p . 147?
Hab. in o c e a n o a t l a n t i c o c a l id i o r i , a d o r a s lîrasiliæ (Cli ami s s o !
¡Marlins!), ad Ín su la s f n d iæ o c c id e n t a l i s (B e n z o l i ! Hb. ¡Mertens! e tc .)
e t littus m e x i c a n u r a ( L i e b m a n ! ) ; i n o c e a n o i n d i c o ad i n s u l am IMau-
ritii (T e i f a i r i ) .
Cæspi te s depres s i v id e n tu r e t in te r lapillos oonch a sq u e expans i , intricat
i. F ro n d e s minutæ, ma jores cras s i t ie pennam p a s s e r in am b aud æ q u a n -
tos, minores s e ta c eæ rami s subcapi l la r ibus , p le rumq u e 1— 2-pol l ice s longæ,
a t in t r i c a t e e t vix nisi d i l a c e r a t e ex t r ic an dæ, d iv a r ic a to - r amo s i s s imæ
ramu l i sq u e minor ibus in r amo s s ens im al iountibus obs i tæ. Rami p a t e n ti
ssimi, fere hor izontales , s ens im at tenuat i e t iu ramulos solu ti , bas i s im-
pliciuscul i, apice dens ius ramos i . Rami su p e r io re s ramu l iq u e ce rvicornes ,
ramell is ult imi s a bas i la t iore ac umina t is a cut is divar icat is . Fro n d e s fertile
s e x t r a cæspi tem eminentes , 2—3-pol l ica re s , íi rmioros , s t r iot iores r a mul
i sq u e lateral ibus dens ior ibus obs i tæ, ramis r amu l i sq u e cæt e rum cum
s ter i l ibus conformibus . Ramuli divisi, aut sæp iu s ramell i ultimi indivis i
fertiles, ovato- subulat i , su p r a b a s em mox tumidi spor ifer i . Fro n d e s c a p suliferæ
spor ifer i s simile s, cys toc arpi is ad r amu lo s vage dispos i t i s . Color
p u lc h re min ia to - ro se u s . Su b s tan t ia tenuior , su bmomb r a n ao e a .
Chondr ia h amulos a Agardhii , q uæ ad sp e c ime n a Mertensio da tum
d e t e rmin a ta fuit, a pianta Turneri r everá es t diversiss ima, u t e fructus
s itu facile pa to a t . Cum hao Chondr ia h amulos a ident ic a e s t pianta, q uæ
in oollect ionibus nomine Sph. spin el li sæp iu s obveni t. Verus a u t em et
p r ima r iu s Sph. spinel ius Agardhi e s t pianta ab illa b e n e dis tincta.
3 . Pur.vTNATÆ. Frondes sté rile s p u lv in a tim e xp a n sæ in lr ic a lo -
ram o sissim æ , ram is concrelis co hw ren te s; fe r tile s e x tra p u l -
v in a r emergentes, in vic em liberoe.
'16, II. Ceno.myce (J. Ag. mscr.) f r o n d i b u s s t e r i l ib u s e r o c liu s c filis
i n t r i c a t o - r am o s i s s im i s , r am i s c o n c r e t i s c o l iæ r e n t i b u s , r am u l i s
li b e r i s p a n i c u l a t i s d i v a r i c a t o - r u u i o s i s s im i s , t e rm i n a l i b u s s u b -
c o r ym b o s i s , r am e l l i s a b asi l a t io r e a t t e n u a t i s o b f u s iu s c ii lis ,
f e rtilib u s. . . .
Hub. a d o r a s No væ l l o l l a n d iæ (lib . Gre v il le ! ) .
Cæspi tes erecl iuscul i videntur , s e squipol l ica res al titudine, Cladoniam
r an gi fer inam cr e s c e n d i modo qu o d ammo d o æmulante s , f rondibus fastigia tis
int r ica t is e t co n c re t i s cont i tut i . Fro n d e s p r inc ipales cras.sitie p e n næ p a s s
e r inæ, inferne ramulis divar ioat is obs i tæ, su p e rn e su b c o rymb o s e ramosæ,
r ami s s en s im a t tenuat is p a tent i s s imis . Rami subpanioula t im ramos i , r a mul
is divaricat is , apice suboorynibos i . Ramuli a bas i latiore at tenuat i
obtus iuscul i, semi l ine am c i r c i te r longi, c ra s s i t ie ci rc i te r s e t e . F rondes
pr inc ipales me d ian t ib u s ramulis ita c o n c r e t e u t non ext r io en tu r nis i di la-
c e ra tæ. S u bs tant ia subcar t i laginea. Colo r ooral l ino-ca rneus .
Hæo species a Grevilleo Pat r i mi s sa, u t forma Cbondr iæ diva r icatæ
oxis t imatâ fuit. Vera Chondr ia diva r icata e s t planta diversiss ima. Hyp-
n oain d iva r icatam r e c e u t io rum a specie no s t r a mu l tum differre, e s t ovi-
dent is s imum, licet specimina f ruct ífera liujus adhuo de s idc rentur . H. Ce-
nomyce ad H. spinel lam forsan ma x ime accedit , ramis vero mul to magis
co nc re t is e t ramilicationis no rma ab bac differt.
M. 11. SPINELLA (Ag. Sp. Alg. p. 3 2 3 ) f r o n d i b u s s t e r i l ib u s p u lv in a lis
i n t r i c a t o - r am o s i s s im i s , l am i s c o n c r e t i s , r am u l i s s u b u l a t i s ; f e r -
lilib u s. . . .
S p hæro co co u s spinel ius Ag. Sp. l. c. e l S g s t. Alg. p . 237!
? Gigar t ina spinel la G re v . S g n .; .Moni. Cuba p . 52.
Hypn. spinel la K iitz . sp . p . 759?
Hab. a d Ín s u la s In d iæ o c c id e n ta lis (Hb. A s p o g r e n i ) .
Cæspe s pulvinatus amb i tu definitus, exten s io n e poll icar is e t ult ra,
f rondibus plur imis int r ioat is e t d ens is s ime co nc re t is cons tans , rami s iu
sto ril i n u sq u am e x t r a pulvinar pro emin eu t ib u s . Rami f rondium q u o q u o v
e r sum egrediente s patent i s s imi , ramul is subulat is l ineam vix longis a
latiore b a s i s ens im a cuminat is , dens e .spinosi. Colo r coc cineus . Subs tant ia
cart ilaginea rigida.
Hæo .species, qual is hodie cogni ta es t, a IL p a n n o s a vix d ig n o s c a tu r ;
d ive r sam tamen es se vix d u b ium mihi videtur , f rondibus plus duplo te nuio
r ib u s e t colore coccineo longe al ium h a b i tum II. spinel læ t r ib u -
ente. Fro n d e s fertiles, hodie ignotæ, alios cb a ra c te r e s s ine dubio s u p -
pedi tabunt .
In ool lect ionibus nomine Sph. spin el li alia omnino species , II. c e r -
vioornis J. Ag., sæp i s s ime ven d i ta tu r . iu Hb. Agardhi sp ecimina hujus
u n a c um pla n ta p r imi tu s descr ipta, sub allato nomine quoque, co n s e rv a ta
fuerunt . His d ec eptus , Ipso q uoque nomine H. spinel læ h an c dis tribuì,
l ' r ima r ìa sp e c imin a longo al ium h a b i tum offerunt.
18. li. PANNOSA (J. Ag. Alg. Liebm. p. 1 4 ) f r o n d i b u s s te r i lib u s p i i l -
v in a tis i n t r i c a t o - r am o s i s s im i s , r am i s c o n c r e t i s , ex t imi s c o n i c is
a c um i n a t i s ; fniTilibus e x t r a p iilv in a r em e r g e n t i b u s in v i c em l i b e ris,
b asi n u d iu s c u l i s , s u p r a m e d i u m r um o s o - p y r am i d a t i s , ramis
c r a s s is o b t u s i u s c u l i s , s p o r i f e r i s b a s i s u b u n i l a t e r a l i t e r v e r r u co
sis e t in fra a p i c om s iliq u o s i s s o r o s s in g u lo s p l u r e s v e g e r
e n t ib u s .
Hypnæa p an n o s a J . Ag. l. c.
F o rm a s te r il is : Hypn. pan n o s a K iitz . Sp. Alg. p . 759!
II. musci formis i . co rn u ta Harv . Mg. T e lfa ir , in Hook, J o u r n . Bo i.
I. p . 147Ü
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