本文描述一種東喜馬拉雅山區護苔科護苔屬的蘚苔新種。其最主要的辨識特徵是植株較大、葉子較長,但先端窄縮、葉前端銳尖、基部葉兩叉且伴隨著缺刻。
Calypogeia khasiana sp. nov. is described here as a new species from Khasi Hills: Meghalaya in Eastern Himalayas. It is characterized by longer plants, larger leaves with narrowed apex, apex subacute to acute (very rarely emarginate); underleaves bisbifid, with non-divergent, acute-acuminate lobes.