THE PHILIPPINE JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, C. BoTANY. 
Vol. XII, No. 6, November, 1917. 
SOME RECENTLY COLLECTED PHILIPPINE FUNGI 
By Harry S. YATES 
(From the Botanical Section of the Biological Laboratory, Bureau of 
Science, Manila) 
The partial results of a study of some of the more recent 
collections of Philippine fungi are presented in the present 
paper. Some apparently new forms are described, and a con- 
siderable number of previously described ‘species are listed. 
Within the past two or three years many specimens of fungi 
have been sent to European specialists for study, but on account 
of the unsettled conditions due to the present war no reports 
on these specimens have been received. However, none of the 
material of which duplicates have been sent to specialists has 
been discussed by me in the present paper. None of the 
Basidiomycetes are reported in this contribution although a 
number of forms, especially in the Uredinaceae, have been deter- 
mined and several apparently undescribed species have been 
located. No attempt has been made to determine the recently 
collected Polyporaceae. The Philippine forms of this group are 
now in a most chaotic condition and the study of them could 
best be made by some specialist who has comprehensive collec- 
tions from all parts of the world with access to types and authen- 
tically named specimens. 
It is of interest to note that in all of our recently collected 
material forms referable to the genera Meliola and Asterina 
are especially numerous. This may in part be explained by 
the fact that the representatives of these genera are for the 
most part inconspicuous forms which may have been overlooked 
by previous collectors. The genus Meliola has by far more 
known species in the Philippines than any other genus of the 
Ascomycetes, while Asterina is second in this respect. 
The host relations of our species of Meliola and Asterina are 
in great need of careful field and laboratory study. Many of 
the species of the former genus appear to be restricted to a 
single host, or at most to representatives of the same genus or 
family; but a few species have been reported on hosts belonging 
in more than one family of higher plants. 
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