XII, C, 6 Yates: Philippine Fungi 379 
KRETZMARIA Fries 
KRETZMARIA GHOMPHOIDEA Penz. et Sacc. in Icones Fung. Jav. (1904) 
Zt. 
Luzon, Tayabas Province, Basiad, Bur. Sci., 25678 Yates December, 
1916; Mount Cadig, Bur. Sci. 25794 Yates, December, 1916. On rotten 
wood: in forests. 
The spores in the above specimen are 7-8 x 4-5 u, nate slightly smaller 
than those of the type from Java which is described as having spores 
8-10 x 5-6 wu. This species has not been previously reported from the 
Philippines. 
XYLARIA Hill 
XYLARIA CONIFORMIS Fr. in Summ. Veg. Scand. (1846-1849). 381. 
' ALABAT, back of Sangirin, Merrill 10549, December 21-30, 1916. On 
rotten logs. 
XYLARIA LUZONENSIS Henn. in Hedw. 32 (1898) 225. 
Luzon, Tayabas Province, Basiad, Bur. Sci. 25594 Yates, December, 
1916. On dead pods of Bauhinia lying on the ground in dense forests. 
This species of Xylaria seems to occur only on the pods of Bauhinia. 
‘It has been —— several times, but always occurs on the same sub- 
stratum. 
'* XYLARIA SETOCEPHALA sp. nov. 
Stipitata, gregaria, minuta, stipitis 12-14 mm longis, 0.25-0.5 
mm diam. ; peritheciis paucis, ad 30-40, capitulis atris, subglobosis 
vel ellipsoideis, 1-5 mm longis et 1-2.5 mm latis; ostiolis punctato- 
asperulis, seta apicalis 5-8 mm longis; ascis cylindraceis, apice 
rotundatis, stipitatis, paraphysatis, 89-100 x 7-8 ,», octosporis; 
sporidiis monostichis, ellipsoideis, 13-15 x 6-8 », fuligineis. 
Luzon, Tayabas Province, Basiad, Bur. Sci. 25647 Yates, December, 
19, 1916. On fallen leaves of Garcinia sp. 
This species is distinguished by the long terminal seta. In general 
habit it resembles Xylaria oocephala Penz, et Sacc. as figured in Icon. Fung. 
Jav. (1904) ¢.-22, f. l. 
- SPHAERIOIDACEAE 
PIROSTOMA Fries 
PIROSTOMA ARENGAE sp. nov. 
Pycnideis numerosis, superficialibus, punctiformibus, atris, 
0.25-0.5 mm diam., ostiolis minutis, 20-30 » diam.; 1-locularibus; 
basidiis non visis; sporidiis brunneis, ellipsoideis 9-11 “ longis, 
5-7 » latis. 
Luzon, Tayabas Province, Basiad, Bur. Sct. 25612 Yates, December 20, 
1916. On the dead petioles of Arenga sp. 
