448 15. NECKEREE. [Meteorium. 
latis basi recurvis, cellulis angustis elongatis ad angulos paucis brevioribus; 
ramulina patentia, ovato-lanceolata, flexuoso-acuminata ; periehzetialia 
elongata, interna e basi oblongo enervi subulato-attenuata, apicibus serru- 
latis. Theca in pedunculo ejusdem longitudinis, ovalis, operculo subuli- 
rostrato, peristomii dentibus angustis flavis, interni processibus angustis- 
sime attenuatis carinatis lzevibus zequilongis, in membrana brevi exsertis. 
Hab. Andes Quitenses, in sylva Llalla (9000 ped.), Spruce, n. 1220. 
Rami penduli ramulique flexuosi. Folia nitida viridia lutescentia, se- 
niora fusca. 
Sect. 2. Aerobryum, Dozy et Molk. Bryol. Javan. 
Musci peristomio interno membrana basilari latiore. 
63. M. AcicuLATUM (Tayl. in Hook. Lond. Journ. of Bot. vi. 339, 
Leskea). Monoicum, rami ramulis divergentibus pinnati, suberecti, pro- 
cumbentes pendulive. Folia patentia, ovato-lanceolata, subacuminata, 
nervo ultra medium evanido, marginibus serrulatis, basi apiceque recurvis, 
cellulis oblongo-ellipticis; ramulina erecto-patentia, anguste lanceolata, 
argutius serrulata ; perichzetialia erecta, caulina non excedentia, lanceolata, 
acuminata, serrulata, enervia. Theca in pedunculo tenui breviusculo scabro, 
ovalis, inclinata, operculo oblique rostrato, peristomii dentibus flavis intus 
trabeculatis, interni processibus zequilongis, per lineam medium fissis, in 
membrana ad 4 exsertis. 
Hab. Andes Quitenses, Quito, Jameson; in montibus Chimborazo ad 
ramulos (4000 ped.), Spruce, n. 1221, et Tunguragua (8000 ped.), Spruce, 
n. 1222; in valle fluvii Pastasa, ad przedium Antombos (5000 ped.), Spruce, 
n. 1223; prope Banos (6000 ped.), Spruce, n. 1224; in sylva Canelos 
(3000 ped.), Spruce, n. 1225 ; in montibus Titaicun (11,000 ped.), Spruce, 
n. 1226 (legit Jameson), Spruce, n. 1227 ; Tunguragua ad arbores (8000 
ped.), Spruce, n. 1228, 1930, et Guayrapata (9000 ped.), Spruce, n. 1231. 
Andes Peruvianz, in sylva prope Tavalosos (2500 ped.), Spruce, n. 1229. 
Rami 1—4-unciales, ramulis 3-uncialibus. Folia viridia nigro-fuscescentia. 
Pedunculus 3-linearis. 
64. M. DEBILE (Wils. ; Mitt. in Hook. Kew Journ. iii. 352). Monoicum; 
rami graciles elongati ramulisque flexuosis bipinnati,laxi. Folia erecto- 
patentia, ovato-lanceolata, sensim tenuiacuminata, planiuscula, nervo tenui 
medio evanido, margine superne serrulato basi subrecurvo, cellulis ellipticis 
teneris ; ramulina patentia, argutius serrulata, nervo breviore ; perichzetialia 
erecta, caulinis breviora, ovalia, acuminata, enervia, integerrima. "Theca in 
peduneulo brevi scabro, oblongo-cylindracea, inzequalis, inclinata, operculo 
conico subacuminato, peristomii dentibus processibusque zquilongis luteis, 
linea media notatis, interdum basi pertusis, in membrana breviter exsertis. 
Hab. Andes Quitenses, Quito, Jameson; in monte Guayrapata e ramulis 
pendulum (9000 ped.), Spruce, n. 1233. 
Rami 4-10 uncias longi, ramulis valde subgeniculato-flexuosis. Folia 
