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LESKEA CONCINNA.
Leskea stipulata, caule erecto bipinnato inferne nudo,
foliis bifariis verticalibus stipulisque oblongis brevi-
acuminatis marginatis apice serratis, nervo attingente,
seta brevi, capsula erecta, operculo subulato.
(Tab. XXXIV.)
H a b . In sinu Dusky Bay d ic to , iu Nova Z e e lan d ia . D . M enzies,
1791.
Radix rep en s, dense tom e n to s a . Canlis qu adriuncialis e t u ltra ,
ere c tu s, flexuosus, inferne d en u d a tu s , demum piim a tim ram o sus,
ramis h o rizo n ta lib u s , simpiicibus vel iterum p in n a tis. Folia
b ifariam in se rta , d istich a , p a te n tia , ve rtic a lia , pallide lu teo -
v irid ia , o b lo n g a , b re v i-a c um in a ta vel quandoque submuc ro-
iiu la ta , ma rg in e in c ra s s a ta , su p e rn e sp in o so -d e n ta ta , nervo
sub summum apicem evanescente in s tru c ta . Slip'iilæ (vel si
velis folia in te rm e d ia m in o ra , e t tu n c folia trifa ria ) foliorum
figura sed duplo m in o re s, caulis facie p o ste rio re ortæ , erectæ
a tq u e ci ap p re ssæ . Perichoelialia circ a se tam a re te convoluta,
o v a to -la n c e o la ta , longe a tte n u a ta , vix se rra ta , enervia, im m a rg
in a ta . S e /a su b trilin e a ris . C a p sa /a o v a to -cy lin d ra c e a . Operculum
su b u la tum , capsulæ subæque longum,
Leskeæ.
Perislomium
This elegant plant, to wliich the name of concinna seems to be
so peculiarly applicable, cannot be mistaken for any hitherto
known species of Moss. Its habit is like that of many Neckercei
but the peristome is that of a Leskea,- and this circumstance,
together with the direction of the leaves, and the presence of the
stipules, will bring it near to the Leskea pennata,fiUculceformis,
and rolulata.
Fig. 1, plant nat. size. Fig- 2, portion of ditto with the capsule
showing the stipules. Fig. 3, leaf. Fig.4, perichsetial ditto.
Fig. 5, operculum. Fig. 6, teeth of outer peristome. Fig. 7,
portion of inner ditto.—magn.