Taxonomic results of the Bryotrop expedition to Zaire and Rwanda : 24., Leskeaceae, Brachytheciaceae, Stereophyllaceae, Plagiotheciaceae, Entodontaceae, Sematophyllaceae p.pte, Hypnaceae (except Hypnum)

This very distinctive and easily recognized moss has terete foliation when dry, and has leaves spreading when moist. The leaves are ovate, abruptly broad-acuminate, about 1.5-2 mm long, and strongly plicate. The single costa extends to the base of the acumen, and the laminal cells are 1-2(-3):1 and low unipapillose