PLEURPUS. 



XXIII. Pleuropus, Griff. 



467 



Seta lateralis. Per : ext : e dentibus 16. Interius e 

 membrana alta divisa in cilia totidem alternantia irre- 

 gularia, obsolete carinata. Calptra dimidiata. 



Musci arbosei repentes. Folia undique imbricata, acu- 

 minata, venatione varia. Flores monoici (an in omni- 

 bus) Capsula in species unica imequilateralis. 



Genus medium inter Neckeram et Leskiam, a priori 

 apicem membrana basilari alta, a posteriori ciliis irre- 

 guiaribus obsolete carinatis distinguendum. 



1. Pleuropus ci tnsus, Griff. PI. LXXXIX. Fig. I. PI. 

 XC. Fig. II. Cal. Journ. Xat. Hist. Vol. III. t. xvii. 



Foliis lanceolatis accunnuatissiuiis concavis integerrimis aveniis, 



capsula ovata, operculo brevirostro curvato. 

 Hab. In Pinetis Moflong. 



Caespilosus, luteo-nitens. Caules repentes, ramossimi, ramis 

 ascendentibus ; saepe fascicul itis, apicem versus pinnatiui dis- 

 positis. 



Folia siccatione adpressa, liuinore patentia dense imbricata, basi 

 utrinque conspicue areolata cellulis magnis quadratis, areo- 

 lis reliquis angustis. Flores monoici ; masculi laterales sse- 

 pius setae basi approximate, gemmiformes. Fol. perigonia- 

 lia cordato-acuminata, integra, avena. Paraphyses nulla? 

 Antherae plures breviter stipitate oblongo-ovatas apice coarc- 

 tatae (an semper) areolatae. 



F. PerichaHialia ovato-oblonga, acuminatissima, recta avenea 

 medum supra minute denticulata, bases versus laxe areolata. 



Seta lateralis, rubro-sanguiuea, fere uncialis, sicca tortilis flexu- 

 osaque 



Vagiuula oblongo-couica, paraplrysibus subexpers. Pistilla 

 plura. 



Capsula erecta, aequalis, rubro-brunuea, exannulata exapophy 

 sata. 



Peristomium exterius humore connivens ; deutes 16 primo 

 perparia cohoerentes. cito discreti, piano subulati, solidi, ere- 



