Plant medium-sized to large, caespitose, yellow-green; terricolous. Stem erect, to 15 mm long, simple; in section round, central strand large, inner cortical cells large, in 4-6 rows, thin-walled, outer cortical cells in 2-3 rows, thick-walled. Leaves when wet widespreading, when dry appressed, stem leaves oblong to obovate, 4.0-4.5 mm long, apex subacute to obtuse, awned; base oblong; margins plane, entire below, dentate in upper half, teeth multicellular, apical cell not differentiated. Costa strong, short excurrent, awn 0.2-0.3 mm long, smooth; in section bulging dorsally, guide cells large, 2-3, thickened, ventral stereid band absent, ventral surface cells large, thick-walled, dorsal stereid band strong, 6-8 cells thick, dosal surface cells large, thick-walled. Upper laminal cells rectangular to rectangular-hexagonal, walls thickened, marginal cells thin-walled, smooth, basal cells rectangular, walls thin, smooth. Autoicous. Perichaetia at apex, perichaetial leaves similar to vegetative leaves.
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