11 . Campylopus subcuspidatus (Hampe) A. Jaeger, Ber. St. Gallischen Naturwiss. Ges. 2: 441. 1872.
- Dicranum subcuspidatum Hampe, Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjgzibenhavn ser. 3, 2: 273, 1870. Type: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Tijuca, Glaziou 7096 (BM)
- Campylopus praealtus (Müll. Hal.) Paris, Index Bryol. Suppl. 96. 1900.
- Dicranum praealtum Müll. Hal., Hedwigia 371: 217. 1898. Type: Puerto Rico, Sierra de Luquillo, Sintensis s.n. (NY).
Description see Musci I in Fl. Suriname 6: 70. 1964, as C. praealtus.
Distribution: West Indies, C and tropical S America.
Ecology: Terrestrial in xeromorphic scrub vegetation on white sand savannas; collected in Guyana at higher altitudes (900-2000 m).
Note: The broad, rigid leaves, gradually narrowing to the apex and the distinct border of thin-walled, hyaline cells, extending more than half the leaf length, distinguish this species from C. luteus (see also under that Species).