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folia intima tota hyalina, nervo angusto evanido, apice denticu- 
lata. Seia rubens, 2—3-pollicaris. Theca leptoderma cubica 
rubra, apophysi intense rubra, concsva; operculo planiusculo 
aurescente radiato-plieato, apiculo brevi sulcato erecto coro- 
nato; peristomi dentibus parvis obtusis (64) flavidis, liberis, 
distantibus. Oslyptra brevis, apice parce aurantiaca, basi albida, 
capillacea, lobata. 
Prope Apiahy, Majo 1879: Puiggari; prope Faxina 
sterile: Louis Puiggari, 
Polytricho remolifolo proximum, sed elatius, folia humida 
longiora patente recurva, lamina tota fere nervo obtecta, theca 
cubica leptoderma demum horizontalis, calyptra basi lobate, 
albescens, brevior. 
74. Polytrichum (Eupolytrichum) assimile Hpe. n. sp. 
Caulis pedalis, e basi angulato-filari foliis adpressis loriea- 
tus, sensim accrescendo anguste clavatus, dense foliatus, contO- 
lor, fascatus. Folia caulina inferiora erecto-patentia, superiora 
apice recurva, e basi vaginante cuneato-oblonga, oanaliculata, 
lanceolata, attenuato-apiculata, semipollicaria, nervo laminaın 
totam occupante, opace, laminas latere remote adpresso-denti- 
eulate, apice dorso cereberrime subserrulata; cellulis vaginae 
inferioribus et nervi latere latioribus anguste reetangulis vel 
late parallelogrammicis, ad margines angustioribus, linearibus, 
laevioribus, limpide coloratis, vagina sub lamina luteo-coloratis; 
perichaetialia exteriora longe vaginantia erecta, fere uncialia, ni- 
tentia, hyalina, late lanceolata, elongata, integerrima, nervo de- 
plenato percurss apice eondensato aristate, intima angustiora, 
linearia elongata, nervo angusto siriato peilneido percursa, c- 
pillacea, apice pareius serrulate, Seta rubra biuncialis, ereeta 
nitens. Theca subleptoderma rectangula tetraödra, obscure cu- 
pres, -apophysi orbiculari senguinea;; opereulo prominente rubro 
intus concavo apieulato, apieulo pallido basi suleato parce eX- 
serto, peristomii dentibus (64) brevibus obtusis niveis striatis 
incurvis, retieulo cellulari albido basi connexis. Calyptra thecam 
longe superans, pallide aurantiaca. 
Prope Rio de Janeiro: Glaziou (11729). 
Polyiricho communi proximum, sed robustius vel erassius, 
foliis minus dentatis densioribus et longioribus, apophysi magis 
remota, opereulo pallide apiculato, apiculo basi suleato, denli- 
bus peristomii basi reticulo cellulari connexis. 
