﻿Williams: 
  Calymperaceae 
  of 
  North 
  America 
  375 
  

  

  on 
  both 
  sides 
  except 
  at 
  the 
  denticulate 
  apex, 
  about 
  one 
  sixth 
  the 
  

   width 
  of 
  leaf 
  at 
  middle, 
  in 
  cross-section 
  showing 
  mostly 
  four 
  

   guide-cells, 
  a 
  stereid 
  band 
  much 
  larger 
  below 
  than 
  above 
  and 
  

   outer 
  cells 
  not 
  differentiated; 
  cells 
  of 
  upper 
  part 
  of 
  leaf 
  rather 
  

   obscure, 
  about 
  6 
  /x 
  in 
  diameter, 
  densely 
  papillose 
  on 
  both 
  sides; 
  

   cancellinae 
  filling 
  most 
  of 
  basal 
  part 
  of 
  leaf, 
  somewhat 
  rounded 
  or 
  

   truncate 
  above; 
  outer 
  perichaetial 
  leaves 
  much 
  like 
  the 
  stem-leaves, 
  

   the 
  two 
  or 
  three 
  inner 
  much 
  smaller, 
  of 
  mostly 
  hyaline 
  cells, 
  

   often 
  slightly 
  serrulate; 
  seta 
  up 
  to 
  5 
  or 
  6 
  mm. 
  long, 
  not 
  quite 
  smooth 
  

   above; 
  capsule 
  erect, 
  oblong, 
  scarcely 
  1.5 
  mm. 
  long, 
  with 
  convex- 
  

   conical, 
  rostrate 
  lid 
  about 
  i 
  mm. 
  long; 
  peristome-teeth 
  golden- 
  

   brown, 
  not 
  quite 
  smooth, 
  lanceolate, 
  entire, 
  projecting 
  about 
  80 
  ix 
  

   above 
  the 
  rim 
  of 
  capsule 
  with 
  rather 
  prominent 
  articulations; 
  

   spores 
  rough, 
  12-14 
  /x 
  in 
  diameter; 
  calyptra 
  not 
  seen. 
  [Fig. 
  7.] 
  

  

  Type 
  locality: 
  Isle 
  of 
  St. 
  Catharine, 
  Brazil. 
  

  

  Distribution: 
  West 
  Indies 
  and 
  northern 
  South 
  America. 
  

  

  Illustration: 
  Ann. 
  Sci. 
  Nat. 
  II. 
  2; 
  pL 
  i6jf. 
  j. 
  

  

  ■ 
  

  

  8, 
  Syrrhopodon 
  inflexus 
  Mitt. 
  Jour. 
  Linn. 
  Soc. 
  12: 
  117. 
  1869 
  

  

  Miill. 
  Linnaea 
  37: 
  633. 
  1874. 
  

  

  Male 
  

  

  leaves 
  

  

  white, 
  imbricate 
  base, 
  twisted 
  and 
  crispate 
  in 
  upper 
  part 
  when 
  

   dry, 
  up 
  to 
  about 
  3 
  mm. 
  long, 
  from 
  an 
  oblanceolate 
  base 
  with 
  

   entire 
  margin, 
  usually 
  one 
  half 
  to 
  two 
  fifths 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  leaf, 
  

   gradually 
  narrowed 
  to 
  a 
  nearly 
  linear, 
  grooved 
  point 
  with 
  distinct, 
  

   entire, 
  pale 
  yellowish 
  border 
  not 
  quite 
  reaching 
  the 
  rather 
  broad, 
  

   toothed 
  and 
  apiculate 
  apex 
  which 
  sometimes 
  bears 
  numerous 
  

   spindle-formed 
  or 
  club-shaped 
  propagula 
  up 
  to 
  100 
  /x 
  long, 
  with 
  

   six 
  to 
  eight 
  cross- 
  walls; 
  costa 
  usually 
  smooth 
  except 
  on 
  the 
  more 
  

   or 
  less 
  spiny-dentate 
  back 
  toward 
  the 
  apex, 
  in 
  cross 
  section 
  showing 
  

   about 
  five 
  guide 
  cells, 
  stereid 
  bands 
  above 
  and 
  below, 
  the 
  upper 
  

   band 
  much 
  smaller 
  than 
  the 
  lower 
  and 
  the 
  outer 
  cells 
  not 
  differen- 
  

   tiated; 
  cells 
  throughout 
  upper 
  part 
  of 
  leaf 
  mostly 
  rather 
  obscure, 
  

   highly 
  mamillose 
  or 
  papillose 
  or 
  sometimes 
  almost 
  spiny 
  on 
  both 
  

   sides, 
  the 
  median 
  about 
  8 
  m 
  in 
  diameter; 
  cancellinae 
  filling 
  most 
  of 
  

   erect 
  base 
  of 
  leaf, 
  usually 
  rounded 
  above; 
  inner 
  perichaetial 
  

   leaves 
  much 
  shorter 
  than 
  outer, 
  about 
  1.5 
  mm. 
  long, 
  with 
  very 
  

   short, 
  green, 
  serrulate 
  points; 
  pedicel 
  4-5 
  mm. 
  long, 
  bearing 
  an 
  

   oblong 
  capsule 
  1-1.5 
  mm. 
  long 
  with 
  slender-beaked 
  lid 
  about 
  one 
  

   half 
  as 
  long; 
  peristome-teeth 
  golden-brown, 
  lanceolate, 
  nearly 
  

   smooth, 
  with 
  rather 
  distinct 
  articulations, 
  projecting 
  above 
  the 
  

   mouth 
  about 
  100 
  /i; 
  spores 
  rough, 
  14-15 
  ju 
  in 
  diameter; 
  calyptra 
  

   rough 
  in 
  upper 
  third. 
  [FiG. 
  8.] 
  

  

  