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lutescens, basi fuscatum. Caulis brevissimus gemmiformi-o’vatus, vel oblongus, apicc acutiusculus. Folia 
dense imbricala, concava, integerrima , cordato-ovata, cuspidata, cosla lutescente in pilurn hvalinum exce- 
dente, cellulis basi laxioribus peliucidis, versus apicem folii densioribus, cliloropliyllosis , anguste rhotnbeis, 
lutescente-diaphana; perichætialia crassius nervosa, iaxius reticulata, subconformia. Pedicellum in caule 
lei’Lili breviore graciüimum, caulem i o-plo superans 3 / 4 " fuscatum. Capsula subrecta, brevicollis, cylin- 
drica, operculo conico obtusissimo. 
Ad rupes pr. Ver a Cruz (Strebel). 
Cum Trichostomo obtusifolio intermixtum. Brachymenio imlricato S c b . affine. (Hpe, loc. cit . ) 
Polytrichum (Catharinella) siibgracile Hpe in Bol. Zeit. 1870, n° 4. — Dioicum gracile simplex, sesqui- 
unciale , \ix biunciaie. Caulis ereclus angustus semiuncialis vix paulo longior. Folia laxe imbricala, sicca 
convoi uto-incurva laxe accumbentia, liumida plana, dorso Isevia,erccto-palula, 0 basi brevi vaginante obovata, 
pellucida integerrima; Costa angustata rufescens lamina longior lanccolata, Costa lamellata fusca laminam 
feretolam occupans, margine anguslo diapbano, parce obtuse denlata vel subintegerrima. Capsula in pedi- 
cello caulem superante erecto, parva obliqua adscendens horizontales, vesiculis parvis adspersa subcylindrica , 
ore ampliore rubro vetusto angulato-slriala , operculo planiusculo mammillato; perislomii denlibus brevio- 
ribus, incurvis, lingulatis strialis aureo-rufescentibus. Calyplra pallide aurantiaca capsulam oblirigens. 
Pr. Fera Cruz (Strebel). 
A P. tortili differt : statura graciliore, foliis brevioribus, minus dentatis , interdum integerrimis. A P. Cubensi 
Sulliv. : statura graciliore et minore, foliis angustioribus parce dentatis et capsula minus vesiculis obtecla. 
(Hpe, loc. cit.) 
Polytrichum (Cathariaella) albovaginatum Hpe in Bot. Zeit. 1870, n° 4. — Dioicum, sesquiunciale 
erectum. Caulis humilis 3-4 linearis. folia laxe imbricala, flaccide torti lia liumida plana, e basi pallida 
latiore obovata integerrima, cellulis basilaribus auguste bexagonis pellucida, lateralibus chlorophylloso- 
punctatis strialis; cosla basi lusca angustata, in lamina, vagina longiore, lancedata, acuta, dorso lævi, 
lamellato, eam lere tolam occupante margine anguslo diapbano dentato-serrata. Capsula in pedicello erecto 
unciali vel longiore, parva curvula subcylindrica, vetusta angulata papillosa, operculo prominente umbonato, 
rostro brevi terminato. Calyplra pallide aurantiaca. 
Pr. Vera Cruz (Strebel). 
A. octangulari diflert foliis laxioribus minus dentato-serratis , vagina patula pallescente. (Hpe, loc. cit.) 
Hyi’num (Curyso-uvpxum) pendulinum Hpe in Bot. Zcit. 1870, n° 4. — Monoicum, procumbente-reptans, 
pailidum. Caulis pinnalim ramosus, apice radicante, ramis brevibus (lexuosis, minime compressis. Folia un- 
dique imbricala , erecto-palcntia, squarrulosa , ovato-lanceolata, basi caviuscula, margine paulisper reflexa, 
apice denliculato-serrala, costis Jaillis brevibus pallidis, cellulis alaribus paucis angulato-granulaLis, griseo- 
fuscis, snbpellucidis, céleris abbreviato-linearibus, nodnlis lucidis interruptis, subbyalina; perichætialia basi 
vaginante cordata longe setaceo-acuminata , reflexa, integerrima, cellulis laxioribus elongate rliombeis, 110- 
dulis splendentibus interruptis, ecoslalis. Capsula in pedicello unciali et ultra, apice hamato-inclinato, an- 
gusta, oblongo-cylindrica, nutans, operculo conico recte apiculato. 
Pr. Vera Cruz (Strebel). 
Ab Hypno thelislego C. Müll. primo visu differt : capsula oblongo-cylindrica et operculo conico reclo api- 
culato, nee mammillato. (Hpe, Inc. cit.) 
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