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plus minusve pinnato-ramosus, ramis curvatis attenuatis. Folia 

 semiamplexicaulia, coucava, imbricata, erecto-patentia, ovato- 

 lanceolata, acuminata, margine reflexo-plicata, apice remote 

 denticulata; cellulis alaribus quadratis pellucidis, intermediis 

 linearibus luteis, caeteris papillosis ellipticis, in acumine folio- 

 rum elongatis; folia tota diaphana; nervo lutescente, apice eva- 

 nido; folia perichaetialia convoluta, obovato-oblonga, enervia, 

 longissime cuspidata, integerrima, cellulis linearibus laevibus 

 hyalina. Theca in ramulo brevi lateralis, foliis perichaetialibus 

 obvoluta, elliptico-cylindrica , operculo brevi conico acuto; 

 calyptraparva, conico-pyramidata, companulata, basi lutescens, 

 apice fuscata, laevis. Peristomii albidi dentibus exterioribus lan- 

 ceolato-subulatis, inter. ciliis subulatis concoloribus. 



Bogota, Pacho, 2200 m., ad arb. in sylv. parce intermixtam julio 1863 

 leg. A. Lindig. 



3. Cryphjea cuspidata Hpe. — Caulis filiformis, elongatus 

 (3-4"), ramosissimo-pinnatus,flavo-viridis, ramis attenuatis gra- 

 cilibus curvatis. Folia amplexicaulia, utrinque basi decurrentia, 

 laxe imbricata, accumbentia, humida erecto-patentia coucava, 

 lato-ovata, longe cuspidata, basi latere reflexa, plicata, integer- 

 rima; cellulis alaribus subquadratis limpidis, intermediis an- 

 gustis, caeteris angulato-ovalibus papillosis, lateralibus minori- 

 bus ; tota folia lutescenti-diaphana, nervo angusto flavo-viridi 

 ante apicem evanido; folia perichaetialia convoluta, obovato- 

 oblonga, longissime aristata, enervia, cellulis linearibus hyalina. 

 Theca elliptico-cylindrica, operculo brevi acuminato, peristomii 

 albidi dentibus exterioribus elongato-lanceolatis cuspidatis erec- 

 tis, inter. ciliis subulatis brevioribus. 



Bogota, Pacho, 2200 m., in sylv. ad arbores, spécimen unicum ju- 

 lio 1863 leg. A. Lindig. 



Ex habitu C. nitidœ Schimp., sed foliis aristatis differt. 



Adnotatio : Cryphœa cuspidata Sullivant, in United States exploring 

 Expédition, Musci, tab. 23, minime generis Cryphœa, ob calyptram 

 cucullatam, etsi Cladocarporum genus proprium videtur. 



I e série But. T. IV. (Cahier n' G.) 3 28 



