Musct Exorici.—Menziesiani. 
ANICTANGIUM REPENS. 
Anictangium caule repente ramoso, ramis erectis cla- 
vatis, foliis ovato-rotundatis reticulatis acuminulatis 
enervibus, perichetialibus longe acuminatis diaphanis, 
seta subnulla, capsula cyathiformi, operculo conico-de- 
presso. (Tas. CVI.) 
Has. In plaga occidentali Nove Hollandiz. D. Menzies, 1791. 
Caules laxe cespitosi, repentes, flexuosi, foliis destituti, hic illic 
tomento ferrugineo obsiti, ramosi, ramis brevibus, erectis, cla- 
veformibus. Folia flavo-viridia, horizontalia,. concava, ovato- 
rotundata, breviter acuminata, integerrima, omnino enervia,. 
reticulata, areolis grandiusculis, subquadratis. Perichetialia 
multo majora, magis erecta, ovato-rotundata, longe tenuiter- 
que acuminata, enervia, flexuosa, scariosa, albida. Seta ter- 
minalis, brevissima, Capsula cyathiformis, fusca, margine 
subincrassata. Operculum conico-compressum. Calyptram 
non vidi. Semina magna, intense rufo-fusca. 
a aoe 
This is a very remarkable moss, of which Mr. Menzies’ speci- 
_ mens unfortunately possess no calyptra ; yet I think there can be 
no doubt of its being an Anictangium. The texture of the foliage 
is, however, remarkably unlike that of any other species in the 
genus; the perichetial leaves differ from the cauline ones in 
being destitute of reticulation, and in being scarious and white ; 
and what is still more worthy of observation in this plant, is the 
large size of the seeds, which far exceeds that of any moss I have 
yet met with. : : 
Fig. 1, plants, nat. size. Fig. 2, single plant. Fig. 3, leaf. 
Fig. 4, portion of ditto, to show the reticulation. Fig. 5, peri- 
chetial leaf. Fig. 6, portion of ditto, to show the reticulation. 
Fig. 7, capsule and perichetial leaf, Fig. 8, operculum. Fig. 9, 
seeds,—magn. 
