206 



A Bryo capillari notis expositis primo adspectu 

 distinguitur. 



15. Br. Mundtii C. Müll.; dioicum, Jiahitu Bryo 

 Canariensi simillimum , scd folia flaccidiora late 

 ovato-spathulata nervo apicem versus attenuato 

 ubique virente in mucronem brevem reflexum den- 

 ticulatum exeunte percursa, minus concava, mttr- 

 gine multo minus et basi solum revoluta, ultra 

 medium sensim serrato-dentata , nusquam purpu- 

 rascentia pallide vireutia , e cellulis majoribus 

 rhomboidalibus utriculo primordiali lunato vel ser- 

 pentino-flexuoso ad parietes appresso repleta, vix 

 marginata , nunquam granulis chloropliyllosis prae- 

 dita, itaque pellucide striata , perichaetialia cauli- 

 nis Bryi Canariensis simillima lanceolata valde re- 

 voluta in aristam strictiorem longiorem protracta; 

 tbeca iu pedunculo rubente longiusculo pendula vel 

 dein liorizotitalis, e'collo brevi turgide oblonga vel 

 ovalis, diverse colorata pallide olivacea vel ochra- 

 cea vel fuscescens interdum subvemicose nitens, 

 operculo conico acuto dein vernicoso rubente vel 

 atro-rubro obtecta, deoperculata Ieviter arcuata, 

 leptodermis. 



Br. Canariense Synops. Muscor. I. _p. 253. — 

 Br. Billardierii nonnull. Hb. 



ß. flaccidut/i, Bryo capillari similius, tenerius. 

 Br. subtorquatum lisch, in Hb. Kunzeano. 



Patria. Prora. bonae spei, Groodvaterboscb: 

 Mundt Octbr. , Ectlon; ad truncos arborum cum Ma- 

 cromitrio secundo associatum in sylvis prope Ado 

 (District. Uitenhage) Sept. 1829: Eckion; Gnaden- 

 tlial : Brentel. Var. ß. Philippstown ad Katrivier 

 in fissuris montium : Ecklon; Z warte Uoogdene, Mai 

 1823 : Ecklon ; in sylvis primaevis prope Krakakam- 

 ma (.Distr. Uitenhage) Julio 1832: Ecklon; inter Aca- 

 cium Capensem „in der Kluft nach der Van Kamps- 

 Bai", Sept. 1824: Ecklon. 



Bryum Billardierii proximum foliis longe ari- 

 statis primo intuitu jam differt; inter Bryum Ca- 

 nariense et Billardierii medium tenet. 



16. Br. Pappeanum C. Müll. 0» Bot. Zeit. 1855. 

 p. 752.) ; dioicum latissime cespitosum c viridi fla- 

 vescens vel rnfescens horride torquescens , inferne 

 brunnco-tomentosum elatiusculum multo rigidius in- 

 novationibus pluribus divisum ; folia caulina erccto- 

 imbricata siccitate circa caulem torquescentia, e 

 basi spathulatä lato-ovata minora, nervo ubique 

 flavido O'unquani ' )as ' purpurascente) in aristam 

 lougam flexuosam denticulatam teretem (nunquam 

 planam) rigidiorem protracta , limbo flavido ultra 

 medium rcvoluto circumducta, apice valde denticu- 

 lata, e cellulis minoribus densioribus vix chloro- 

 phyllo vel utriculo primordiali tenerrimo repletis 

 basi laxioribus areolata; perich. iutima lanceolata 



lougius aristata; theca in ped. rubente longissimo 

 flexuoso pendula elongato-cylindrica angusta ae- 

 qualis, sicca ore valde coarctata e pallescente bruu- 

 nescens diverse colorata dein saepius veluti san- 

 guineo-badia, operculo, antiulo peristomioque Bryi 

 capillaris. 



ß. humile, magis compactum , Omnibus partibus 

 minor et Bryo erythrocarpo quoad thecam affinius, 

 operculo atro-nitente. 



Patria. Prom. bonae ppei, Zwellendam: Pappe, 

 Mnndt; Groodvaterboscb: Pappe Octbr. 1838. Gna- 

 deuthal: Breutel. 



A Bryo capillari affinissimo diagnosi certe di- 

 stinguitur; inter Br. capillare , torquescens et pa- 

 ckyloma medium tenet. 



Folia perigonialia nia»na e basi latissime am- 

 plexante magis acuminata ubique valde revoluta, lon- 

 gissime aristata; antheridia maxima paraphysibus 

 numerosis angustis aureis cincta. 



17. Br. polytrichoideum C. Müll. ; dioicum , gre- 

 garie cespitosum bumile; caulis fertilis pusillus gra- 

 cillimus inferne nudus , rosula pusilla dense foliosa 

 humore aperta coronatus, innovatione tenera in ro- 

 sula inclusa divisus; caulis antherigerus e rosula 

 novam dense foliosam juventute pallidiorem foliis 

 tenerrimis praeditam ubique foliosam emittens; folia 

 caulina e basi brevissime spathulatä lato-ovata sub- 

 acuminata , nervo valido rubiginoso in aristam plus 

 minus lougam crassam strietam vel reflexiusculam 

 levem vel obsolete denticulatam exeunte valide pun- 

 gentia, subc^mbiformi-coneava, margiue erecto vel 

 vix revoluto obsolete denticulata, perigonialia ma- 

 gis denticulata , e cellulis densis carnosulis viridis- 

 simis vel juventute pallidissimis pellucidis multo te- 

 nerioribus areolata; perich. robuste lanceolata multo 

 angustiora margine valde revoluta, lougius et stri- 

 ctius aristata subintegerrima; pedunculus brevis rn- 

 bens. 



Bryum obeonicum var. minus Kze. Hb. 



Patria. Prom. bonae spei, locis umbrosis snb 

 fruticetis in fissuris montium prope Port Elisabeth 

 (District. Uitenhage) inter Br. torquescens vigens : 

 Ecklon Febr. 1830 sterile. In fissura montis Diaboli 

 orieutem versus sita, Junio 1824 fertile: Ecklon. 

 Inter Br. Pappeanum locis non indicatis legit Pappe 

 1838. 



Matura pusilla tenella e congeueribus rosulatis 

 primo adspectu differt. Planta juvenilis ut innova- 

 tio juvenilis plantae antherigerae foliis tenerrimis 

 basi remotis ovatis obtusis apicem versus firmiori- 

 bus magis spathulato-ovatis nervo rubiginoso ruben- 

 tibus praedita. Planta antherigera semel vel plu- 

 ries rosulam emittens prolifera, Polytrichum pilife- 

 rum baud male refereus. 



