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Area: Wiclely distributed in all tropical parts of the 

 World. 



Muiaceae. 



18. Orthomnium Loheri Broth. ii. sp. 



Dioicum; caespitosum, caespitibus densiusculis, viridibiis, 

 aetate fuscescentibus, band nitidis; caulis longe repens, dense fu- 

 sco-tomentosus, ramis erectis, vix nltra 1 cm altis, strictis, in- 

 ferne dense fusco-tomentosis, superne densiuscule foliosis, sim- 

 plicibns; foUa sicca contracta, crispula, humida patentia, pla- 

 niusciila, baud decurrentia, inferiora breviora, comalia spatliu- 

 lata, apiculata, c. 5 mm longa et c. 2,5 mm lata, marginibus 

 erecfcis, integris, limbata, limbo Intescente, angustissimo, ex nnica 

 serie cellularum elongatarum formato, nervö basi c. 0,i5m m 

 lato, superne multo angustiore, inf ra snmmum apicem eva- 

 nido, cellulis ovali-bexagonis, in parte superiore laminae c. 

 0,0 5 mm longis et c. 0,0 2 5 mm latis, basim versus sensim 

 longioribus, in parte infima folii. elongate rectangularibus, 

 omnibus plus minusve cbloropliyllosis, laevissimis; hracteae 

 perichaetii foliis conformes, sed angustiores; vaginula c. 2,5 

 mm älta, subcylindrica, pilis longissimis luteis obtecta; seta 

 1 cm älta, stricta, crassiuscula, lutea, mammillis latis, bumil- 

 limis parce obtecta; theca erecta, ovalis, brevicollis, microstoma, 

 pallide fusca, laevis; annulus 0; peristomium duplex, aibidum; 

 exostomii dentes lineali-lanceolati, obtusi, 0,5 mm longi, basi 

 c. 0,10 mm lati, hand lirnbati, dense papillosi, dense articu- 

 lati, ad articulas subsinuosi, liaud lamellati, linea divisurali 

 hic illic anguste perforati; endostommm papillosum, lacinia- 

 tum, c. 0,150 mm altum; spori 0,0 6 — 0,0 7 5 mm, fuscescenti- 

 virides, papillosi; operculum luteum, e basi convexa rostra- 

 tum, rostro subrecto, vix dimidiam partem tbecae adaequans; 

 calyptra cucullata, maximam partem tbecae obtegens, pilis 

 elongatis, stramineis, crispulis vestita. 



Planta mascula ignota. 



Luzon: Prov. of Benguet, on small trees, alt. 1200 m 

 (Elmer n. 6487); „Central Luzon" (Lolier in Herb. Kew). 



Species O. trichomitrio Wils babitu simillima, sed foliis 



