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G e n . C h a r . H Y M E N O P H Y L L U M , S m i t h . *Sor¿ m a r g i n a l e s . s e s s ile s , r e c e p tá c u l o
c o m m u n i c y l in d r a c e o in s e r toe , i n t r a I n v o l u c m m b iv a lv e , t e x t u r a f r o n d i s , v a lv is p la n is , e x t e r iu s
l ib c r i s . B r .
H ym en o ph y l lum s em ib iv a l v e ; f r o n d i b u s b ip in n a t i f id i s l a n c e o la t is g l a b r i s , la c in i i s l i n e a r ib u s o b tu s i s
g la b r i s im m a r g in a t i s , in v o lu c r is r o tu n d a t o - u r c e o l a t i s s em i- im m e r s i s , p a r t e s u p e r i o r e s o lu m m o d o
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H a b . I n I n s u l a N o v a ? Z c e l a n d iæ . D . M e n z i e s .
P ia n ta om n in o g lab ra .
Caudex g ra c illim u s , rep e n s , filiformis, h ic illic fib ris m in u tis fuscis rad ic an s .
S tip e s lo n g itu d in e v a ria t, d u a s vel tr e s lin e as lo n g u s a d b ip o llica rem , filiformis, fuscus.
F ro n s, c irc um sc rip tio n e , la n ce o lata, d u a s a d ti'es u n c ias lo n g a , u n c iam la ta , s ta tu ju n io r e s im p lic ite r p in n a tifid a ,
a d u lta b ip in n a tifid a , la cin iis p a u cis su b u n ila te ra lib u s , lin e a rib u s , o b tu sis, om n in o in te g e rrim is . Costa distin cta.
lle tic u la tio n is areólce parva?, ro tu n d a tæ . Color, sic citate, olivaceo-fuscus.
S o r i in la cin iis p ræ c ip u e ve rsu s ap icem, v ix in fra m ed ium , fro n d is, te n n in a le s , su b u rc e o la ti, p a rte in fe rio re immersi,
su p e rio re so lum m o d o b ivalvi, v alvis sem io rb icu larib u s.
Capsidce p a u cæ , fusca?, p e lta toe , ro tu n d a toe , c om p re s s a , a n n u lo in te g ro c iuctæ .
Receptacidum b rev e , inclusum.
Semin a o b lo n g a , subangul.ata, o b sc u re re ticu la ta , flav e sc en tia , semipellucicla.
F ig . 1. P o r tio fro n d is cum soris. f. 2. In v o lu c rum . f. 3. P o r tio rec ep ta cu li, cum cap su lis d u a b u s . f. 4. S em in a ;—
v tagn. auct.
W c a r c in d e b t e d to M r . M e n z i c s f o r s p e c im e n s o f th i s N e w Z e a l a n d H y m e n o p h y l l u m . T h e n a m e
o f “ H y m . a s p lc n io ii le s " w a s u p o n t h e l a b e l w h i c h a c c o m p a n i e d th e m , w r i t t e n p r o b a b ly b y m i s t a k e ,
s in c e t h a t is a W e s t I n d i a n s p e c ie s , a n d d e s c r ib e d a m o n g s t t h o s e w h ic h h a v e f r o n d s .
T h e p r e s e n t in d iv i d u a l is r em a r k a b l e f o r t h e s t r u c t u r e o f i t s in v o lu c r e , w h i c h m a y b e r e c k o n e d
a lm o s t i n t e rm e d i a t e b e tw e e n t h a t o f T r ic h o m a n e s a n d H y m e n o p h y l l u m ; th e lo w e r h a l f , o r e v e n m o r e ,
b e i n g s u n k i n t o t h e e x t r e m i t y o f t h e f r o n t l, a n d t h e u p p e r p o r t i o n f o rm in g tw o s h o r t a lm o s t s em i c
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