autcm pungoiitibus lacvibus ab omnibus affinibus congeneribus
differt.
13. T r . s tric tum Bruch (iu Do Not. Syliab. Musc.
p. 190.); late et laxe cespitosum, laxissimc cobacreiis,
sordide viride, caulis crectus, ad Ilorem fcmineum ramis
plerumque binis divisus, sterilis simplex, substrictus <Zeii«e
foliosus subieres parce radiculosus; folia caulina erecto-
patcntia stricta, e basi lato-ovata amplexante, e cellulis
subquadratis subfirmis pellucide flavidis amplioribus reti-
culala, subito in subulam lanceolatam firme minute quadrate
areolatam opacam concavani crassam rigidam integerrimam
nervo lato dcplanato iu cuspidem longum acutum
producta, dorso papillosa; pericbaetialia longe involale
vaginantia, e basi elongate anguste irregulariter hexágono
reticulata, superne interdum sinuata subito subulata;
tbcca in pedúnculo strictissimo purpurascente v. stramineo
longiusculo crccta elliptico - oblonga subincurva, annido
robusto duplici praedita, nitide purpurea dein atro-
brunnea, operculo conico brevirostrato recto; perist. dentes
tenuissimi longissimi in connin congesti, dense approximati,
fa s c i, subrugulosi, basi in membranam brevissimam
conflati.
Ceratodon chloropus Brid. 1. ii. 486. e spec. HI). B r i d e l i a i i i !
foniia temiior basi compacte cespitosa subtoinentosa. — Dic r . chloropus
Brid. Mant. Muso. p. 70. — Didymodon ic te r icus Ue Not.
Spicil. p. 13.
Patria. Circa Romani in herbidis bumentibus primus
legit Bri d el . 1818. Aprili. Sardinia, iff pascuis siccis:
Fr. Mi i l ler 1828. Italia orientalis, Caserano in terra di
Otranto; R a b e n h o r s t 1847.
Pl. mascula gracilior, flore terminali, foliis e basi lata
concava subito acuminatis evanidinervibus. Ceratodonti
purpureo haud dissimile.
14. T r . CUileiise Mont. (in Ann. d. sc. nat. 1845.
4. p. 109.); simplex, basi innovatione feminea divisum,
humile erectum, sordide viride; folia inferiora minuta,
apicem versus sensim majora, erecto-patula subsecunda,
e basi amplexante oblonga erecta, e cellulis rectangidaribus
flavidis firmis laevibus areolata subito in subulam
flexuosam minutissime quadrate areolatam opacam conca-
vara , dorso scaberrimam, crassiusculam lanceolatam,
nervo lato exeurrente percursam, producta; pericbaetialia
longius et tenuius amplexantia longiora; tbeca in pedúnculo
longo erecto purpureo erecta cylindrica subaequalis
exannulata brunnea, operculo conico - subulato longo erecto;
perist. dentes longissimi angusti in conum congesti,
dense approximati, e basi brevi rubra trabeculaia in crura
duo aequalia arcte eohuerentia pallida rugulosa ct valde
uppendiculiformi - nodosa fissi.
Patria. In terra arenosa Chiles australioris: C. Gay.
Leptotricho tortili haud dissimile, sed foliis papillosis
jam distat. E forma folii Tr. strido proximum.
Sectio II. Ueptodontium Hmp. Linn. XX. p. 70. — Folia
s q u a r ro s o - r e f le x a complicato - concava f le xu o sa , basi e celluli.s
inanibus longioribus superne subcbloroplijllo.sis areolata, — Tlieca
oinninni cellulis orificii terminaiibus annulo similibus veluti annulata.
Inflorescentia dioica.
A. Pusilla.
15. T r . flexifoliiim Sm. (Fl. Brit. III. p. 1246.); gregarie
cespiiosum pusillum suhsimpiex fragile lutescens;
folia caulina crecto-tortilia, madefacta reflexa, parva,
oblongo-ligulata breviier acuminata, parum complicata,
reflexa, e basi usque ad medium ct ultra margine revoluta,
apicem versus inaequaliter serrata, basi e cellulis
quadrate hexagonis parvis ampliusculis pellucidis laevibus
paucis, superne minutis hexagonis tenuissime papillosis
areolata; pericbaetialia e basi longe convolutaceo-vaginante
e cellulis inferne pellucide laxe elongate hexagonis
laevibus superne angustioribus punctulatis reticulata erecta;
omnia subexcurreiitincrvia; theca in pedúnculo longiusculo
flavido strictiuscnlo v. tortili tenui erecta, anguste
cylindrica parva pallida deiw fusca, operculo cotii-
co-obtuso brevi; perist. dentes breves pallidi, plus minus
regularcs, plerumque dense cohaerentes binati laeves.
0. IVlüllev: Synops. muse, frond.