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I I II Tortula ruralis Var. ¡3. latifolia Arn. in Mem. Soc. d’Hist. nal. Paris ii, 286 (1825).
Syntriehia ruralis Var. y . latifolia Spreng. in L. Syst. veg. 16 ed. iv, P. I, 177 (1827).
Tortula latifolia H a r tm . Skand. fl. 2 ed. 322 (1832). S p r u c e in Ann. mag nat. hist.
2 ser. iii, 376 (1849). W i l s . Bry. hr, 133, t . 43 (1855). B e r k , Handb. br. m. 251
(1863). L in d b . de Tort. 243 (1864). H o b k . Syn. br. m. 72 {1873).
Barhula latifolia Br. S c h im p . Bry. eur. fasc. 13— 15, P- 4L 24 (1842). R a b e n h .
Deutsch kr. fl. it, s. 3. 1 « (1848). C. M u e l l . Synops. i, 632 (1849)- Jk»s- B r y
dan. I IO , t. 6, f. 30 a— c (1856). S c h im p . Synops. igo (i860), 2 ed. 227, M i l d e Bry.
siles. 128 (i86g). H u s n . M o u s s . nord-ouest 2 ed. 77 (1882). L e s q . J a m e s Mosses N.
Amer. 130 (1884).
T o r t illa m u tica L in d b . M u s c . S c a n d . 20 (1879).
D io ico u s ; irregularly cæspitose, sparingly branched. D a rk dirty
green. L ow e r leaves remote, obovate-oblong, upper crowded in a
patulous ro sette , larger, soft, erecto-patent, spathulate-linguiate, obtuse,
emarginate at apex, when dry complica te and twisted ; margin slightly
recurved in lower h a lf ; nerve stout, v anishing a t apex, or s ligh tly
e.xcurrent, rough at b ack o f a p e x ; cells at base v ery la x, hexagono-
rectangular, pellucid, above minute, obscure, roundish-hexagonal, very
finely papillose. Inner perich. b ra c ts more com p lica te and oblong.
C ap s, on a short stout reddish seta, castaneous, erect, oblongo-cylindric,
s ligh tly curved ; annulus narrow o f 3 rows o f cells, lid paler, J length
o f caps, subobliquely subulate ; per. pale red, tubula r in lower third.
Male infl. unknown.
H.ab.— T ree trunks and rotten wood at edge o f streams, liable to be o v e r flowed
; not common. F r . 5.
Henfield, Sussex (Borrer 1844). Hurstpierpoint c. fr. (Mitten)'. Suffolk (Eugfe 1851).
Near York c. fr. (Spruce 1843) ! Glasgow (Drummond). Bristol (Thwaites)'.
Warrington (Wilson) '. Buckingham c. fr. (Holmes 1874) I ! Glasnevin (Moore)
Lagan Drumcro, Co, Down (Rev. C. H. Waddell) ! ! Ascott under Wychwood
iBiswell). Codbeck, Sowerby c. fr. (Baker, 1855) ! By the Adur, Shermanbury
(Borrer 1844) I Jedburgh (Jerdon). Bowdon (Hunt 1865) ! ! By the Cherwell, Islip
(Boswell 1859) I ! Klngsthorpe, Northampton c. fr. (Dixon 1884) ! ! Oswestry
(Cask 1882) ! Drum Bridge, Antrim (Stewart 1878) ! ! Shere (Capron) ! !
R e a d ily known b y its lurid green colour, and broad ep ilo se lea ve s ,
n a r row in g tow ards the base. Mr. W a d d e l l’s specimen has minute globular
gonidia s ca ttered o ver the up per su r fa ce o f the lea f, not unlike those o f
T . papillosa. T h e sp e c ific name latifolia is p reoccup ied b y the union o f
Desmatodon w ith this genus.
17. TOETULA PAPILLOSA Wils.
D io ico u s ; short, tufted, dull green. L e a v e s obovate, concave,
sh ortly hair-pointed ; nerve gemmiparous on the upper half. Caps,
short, e re c t, cylind ric . (T. X X X I I , E.)
S yn.— Tortula ruralis var. Hook. T a y l. Musc. brit. 2 ed. 56 (1827).
Tortala papillosa W i l s . MSS. S p r u c e in H o o k . Lond. J. iv, 193 (1845), et Ann. mag.
n. h. 2 ser. iii, 376 (184g). W i l s . Bry. brit. 135, t. 44 (1855). M i t t , in H o o k . J. viii,
25g (1856), in Fl. Tasm. ii, 176 (1858), el Journ. Lm. soc. xii, 174 (1869). L in d b . in
H a r tm . Sk. fl. 8 ed. 391 (1861), de Tott. 244 (1864). B e r k . Handb. br. m, 250 (1863).
De N o t . Epil. bri. ital, 543 (i86g). H o b k , Syn. br. m. 71 (1873).
Tortula rotundfoUa I I a r t m . Skand. fl. 5 ed. 381 (1849). C. M u e l l . Synops. ii,
632 (1851).
Barbnla papillosa C. M u e l l . Synops. i, 598 (1849). M i l d e Bry. siles. 127 (1869).
H u s n . M o u s s . nord.-ouest. 80 (1873). S c h im p . Synops. 2 ed. 231 (1876). L e s q . J a m e s
Mosses N. Amer. 133 (1884).
Barbula rotundifoUa J e n s . Bry. dan. n o , t. 6, f. 30 f. g. (1856).
Syntriehia papillosa ]\TRh'vz. Laubm. oester.-ung. 141 (1882).
Dio icous ; short, tufted, dull olive green or brown, slightly
branched, fa stig ia te. L e a v e s erecto-patent, soft, lower obovate, upper
ob ovate-spathulate, panduriform, v ery concave and subcochleariform,
very slightly acuminate at apex, or rounded or obcordate ; margin
strongly involute ; nerve th ick and spongy, rufescent, excurrent in a
mucro, or short smooth hair, with long papillæ at the back ; and in
front at the upper end in the younger lea ves bearing chlorophyllose
subglobose 2-4-celled gonidia, th e wings papillose at b a ck ; cells above,
rounded hexagons, at base lax, quadrate or hexagono-rectangular,
hyaline. Cap s, erect short, on a short seta, cylindraceous, rufescent,
lid conico-subulate, oblique ; per. pale, h alf length o f caps, its lower
third tubular.
H ab.— T runks of tree, not uncommon but always sterile.
Rumsey churchyard, Hants. (Lyell 1818), Marl, Conway (Wilson 1844) '■ '■ Near York
(Spruce) ! Hurstpierpoint (Mitten). Castle Howard (Spruce 1844) '■ Newtimber
(Davies 1857) ! ! Dailly, Ayr (Shaw 1861) I Isle of Man (Holt 18S1) ! ! Levens
(Barnes 1868) ! Witney (Westell). Silverdale, Lanc. (NowcU) ! Stone walls at
Perth. Killin (Hunt 1866) 1 Noran, Forfar (Anderson 1868) ! Dublin, Powerscourt
and Belfast (Moore). Watford (Holmes) ! !
The fruit of this moss has only been lound at Sealer's Cove, Australia,
by Baron Mueller, and Canterbury, New Zealand, by Sinclair and Haast.
The gemmæ are very easily detached, and must be looked for on the uppermost
leaves.
18. TOETULA LA EVIPILA (Brid.) Schwaegr.
A u to ico u s ; in lax deep green tufts. L e a v e s spathulate-oblong,
obtuse, nerve reddish, excurrent in a white smooth reflexed hair.
Caps, subcylindric, curved ; per. contorted, tubular in lower third.
(T. X X X I I , F.)
SYti.— Syntrichia Icevipila B r id . Mant. musc. 98 (1819), Bry. univ. 1, 586 (1S26). S c h u l t z
Rec. Barb, et Syntr. 230, t. 34, f. 4 (1823). W a l l r . Fl. cr. germ 1 193 (1831).
H u e b e n . Musc. germ. 340 (1833). A i i n f . in F r i e s Fl. scand. 240 (1835). J u r a t z .
Iziiubm. oesterr.-ung. 140 (1882).
Tortula loevipila S c h w a e g . Supp. II, P. I, 66,1.120(1823). S p r u c e Ann. mag. n. h.
2 ser. iii, 376 (1849). H a r t m . Skand. tl. 5— 8 edd. p.p. AAiLS. Biy. Biit. 133, t. 43
(1855). B e r k . Handb. br. m. 252 (1S63). L i n d b . de Tort. 245 >855)- (1864). HoMt.Syn.br.
m. 7 1 ( 18 7 3 ) .
Tortula ruralis /3. icevipila H o o k . G r e v . in Ed. J. sc. i, 293 O824). H a r tm . Skand Fl.
3 - 4 edd. A r n . in mem. soc. cl’hist. nat. ii, 286 (1825). H o o k . Br. fl. 11, 45 (1833).
Barbula loevipila B r . S c h im p . Bry . eur. fasc. 1 3 - 1 5 , P.- f ' <i8h ) -
Deutsch. kr. fl. ii, s. 3, i i i (184S). C. M u e l l . Synops. 1, 63S (1849). J e n s . Bry. dan.
109 (1856). S c h im p . Synops. 189 (i860), 2 ed. 226. M i l d e Bry. siles. 127 (1869).
H u s n . M ouss . nord-ouest 85 (1873). L e s q . J am e s Mosses N. Amer. 132 (1884).
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