Plants medium-sized, sometimes turgid, often with golden gloss when dry. Stems slightly and irregularly branched. Stem leaves erectopatent to patent, falcate or strongly falcate, ovate to very broadly ovate, gradually or somewhat suddenly narrowed to apex; margins entire or occasionally partly very finely denticulate; apex short-to long-acuminate, furrowed or almost tubular; costa single, to 3/5-3/4 leaf length, <21-53µm wide at base, 2-or 3-stratose>, or double to 1/4-2/5 (-1/2) leaf length; alar cells rectangular or long-rectangular, inflated, walls slightly or strongly incrassate, region transversely triangular; distal laminal cells smooth. Perichaetia with inner leaves gradually or ± suddenly narrowed to apex, apex acuminate or short-acuminate. Capsule ± horizontal.