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2%, Hypnum patulum Hpe. nec. alior. Monoicum, 
laxe cespitosum, pallide viride, nitens. Caulis irregulariter 
pinnatim ramosus, subeomplanatus procumbens binneialis 
basi parce furco-Ahrillosus, ramis inaequalbus simplieibus 
ohtusis. Folia caulima eaviuseula, undigue imbrieata patula, 
cordata, acuminata integerrima, nervo temui supra medium 
evanido, cellulis alaribus subquadratis, caeteris elliptieo-li- 
nearibus brevibns: perichaetialia reflexa, interiora e bası la- 
tiore lanceolata loriforme acuminata integerrima, enervia, 
laxius retienlata pellucida. Seta sesquiuneialis pallide ruhra 
glahra adscendens. Theca rubens e collo brevi tumide ar- 
euato - horizontalis, operceulo convexo-conico curvirostro. 
Peristominm duplex, exter. dentibus subris Janceolato-suhn- 
latis, basi dense, apice remote trabeenlatis; inter. eruribns 
carinatis latioribus acuminatis pertusis flavescentihus, eiliis 
angustis brevioribus binis pallidis parce articulatis interpo- 
sitis, calypfra glabra. 
Patria. East Gippsland, leg. Ch. Walter. 
Hypno uliconi Tayl. aemulans, differt: caule complanato, 
foliis canlinis integerrimis et statura panlo majore. Ab 
Hypno tennifolio Hedw. satis diversum videtur. 
Blaukeuburg, Octobri 1871. 
