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linearibus, tblia tota lutescenti-diaphana, nodulis chlorophyllosis 

 punctata ; perichœtialia laxe imbricata , erecta, angustiora ; 

 exteriora breviora. ovata, laxius areolata, basi aurea, superne 

 hyalina, nodulis punctata ; interiora longiora, late ovato-lanceo- 

 lata, constructione consimilia. Seta subuncialis vel brevior, 

 erecta, apice incrassata, rubra; theca oblique ovata, adscendens 

 vel oblique piriformi-horizontalis, rubra, deoperculata intense 

 crocea ; operculo umbonato-conico-rostrato, pallidiore, rostro 

 thecam subœquante. Calyptra angusta, furcata, laevis. Peristomii 

 dentibus exter. lanceolatis, acutis, intense lutescentibus, linea 

 média notatis, valde cristatis ; inter. cruribus flavescentibus, 

 carinatis, subsequantibus, ciliis solitariis brevioribus interjectis. 



Hab. Bogota, Boqueron, Chapinero, Tequendama, Canoas et Socorro, 

 1400-2700 m., febr., aug. , sept., ad saxa rorida riparia copiose leg. 

 A. Lindig. 



Tn priori collectione sub n. 2047 et 2132 pro forma latifolia Hypni 

 cespitosi editum; accuratiore observatione propriam speciem profero; 

 statura robusta, foliis latioribus cucullatis et aliis notis expositis satis 

 diversum. 



*** Cyperoides ; foliis plus minusve falcatis. 



5*2. Hypnum fragilirostrum Hpe. — Monoicum, minus, de- 

 presso-pulvinatim expansum, lutescens. Caulis prostratus, ra- 

 mosissimus ; ramulis compressis, adscendentibus, laxe foliatis, 

 apice attenuatis, aduncis. Folia undique imbricata , patenti- 

 flexuosa, superiora falcata, anguste oblongo-lanceolata, longe 

 acuminata, integerrima, enervia; cellulis alaribus tribus majo- 

 ribus aureis, caeteris linearibus, folia tota lutescenti-diaphana ; 

 perichsetialia pauca, breviora, pallida, late ovata, acuminata, 

 apice denticulata, cellulis paulo laxioribus, hyalina ; perigonia- 

 lia convoluta, subrotundo-ovata, acuta, integerrima. Seta gra- 

 cilis, uncialis, adscendens, fuscata, apice strumulosa, inclinata, 

 parumscabriuscula; theca nutante, obovata, rufescente, tandem 

 ferruginea, sub ore contracta angustiore, basi callosa, operculo 

 conico-rostrato croceo, subula tenerrima fragili, fere thecselon- 

 gitudine ; peristomii dentibus exter. lanceolato-subulatis, apice 

 incurvis, croceis, inter. cruribus carinatis tlavescentibus, ciliis 



