92 CRYPTOGAMIA. 



Tribe 23. CRYPHiEE^EI. 



1. CRYPH^A, Mohr. 



I. Crypma cuspidata, Sulliv. (Tab. 23.) 



C. monoica, parvula ; caule primario repente defoliato, secundario adscen- 

 dente arcuato subpinnatim rarnoso; foliis ovato-acuminatis ovato-lan- 

 ceolatisve conti?iuo-costatis, perichcetialibus interioribus oblongis costa 

 longe excurrente cuspidatis ; capsula immersa oblongo-ovata speciose 

 annulata, operculo conico-rostrato, cdlyptra dimidiato-rnitriformi apice 

 papillulosa. 



Cryphcea cuspidata, Sulliv. in Proceed. Anier. Acad. Art. Sci. Jan. 1854. 



Hab. Vicinity of Valparaiso, Chili; on trees. 



Monoicous. A small species, with dull yellow, lustreless foliage. 

 The principal stem procumbent, leafless, ascending, or pendant ; fasci- 

 culately pinnate, with short branches. Leaves erect-patent, when 

 dry closely pressed to the stem, broad ovate-acuminate, concave, cari- 

 nate-costate, the margins entire, recurved near the base ; cellules mi- 

 nute, subrotund. The costa large, percurrent. Perichgetia numerous, 

 terminal on short branchlets, arranged in one or two lines along the 

 stem. Interior perichaetial leaves elliptical-oblong, cuspidate by the 

 rigid excurrent costa. Capsule immersed, oblong-ovate, with a very 

 short pedicel, and a large compound annulus. Operculum obliquely 

 rostrate from a conic base. Calyptra dimidiate-mitriform, papillulose 

 above. Teeth of the peristome linear-lanceolate, closely trabeculate 

 below, nodose and granular above ; median line distinct ; cilia as long 

 as the teeth, much narrower, carinate below. Male gemmse axillary, 

 shortly pedicelled; antheridia 5-7, with long pedicels; paraphyses 

 few and short ; perigonial leaves broad ovate, with short, recurved, 

 obtuse points, ecostate, submargined. 



The long-cuspidate interior perichaetial leaves furnish the most 

 decided character for distinguishing this species. 



