xiii. c, 4 Brotherus: Bryological Flora of the Philippines 213 



LESKEODON Brotherus 

 LESKEODON PHILIPPINENSIS Broth, sp. nov. 



Synoicus; robustus, caespitosus, caespitibus densis, mollibus, 

 pallide viridibus, subopacis; caulis usque ad 2.5 cm longus, plus 

 minusve alte fusco-radiculosus, dense et complanate foliosus, 

 cum foliis c. 5 mm latus, simplex, obtusus ; folia lateralia patula, 

 e basi brevissime spathulata oblonga, breviter acuminata, in 

 subulam piliformem attenuata, lamina c. 3 mm longa et c. 1.3 

 mm lata, limbata, integerrima, nervo tenui, in subulam usque 

 ad 0.8 mm longam continuo, cellulis superioribus rotundato- 

 hexagonis. 0.025-0.030 mm, marginem versus multo minoribus, 

 basilaribus oblongo-hexagonis, marginalibus limbum inferne 

 triseriatum, superne angustiorem, hyalinum efformantibus ; seta 

 c. 2 mm alta, rubra, summo apice mamillis grossis scabra ; theca 

 erecta, minuta, ovalis, pallide fuscidula; exostomii dentes pallidi, 

 lanceolato-subulati, c. 0.5 mm longi, dense lamellati, papillosi; 

 processus dentium longitudinis, lineari-lanceolati, papillosi; spori 

 0.010-0.015 mm, laeves; operculum e basi convexo-conica breviter 

 rostratum; calyptra operculum tantum obtegens, glabra, basi 

 pilis longis densisque instructa. 



Biliran, Bur. Sci. 18^68 McGregor. 



Species pulcherrima, cum L. acuminata (Bryol. jav.) Fleisch. comparenda, 

 sed foliorum forma cellulisque laxioribus dignoscenda. 



CHAETOMITRIUM Dozy et Molkenboer 



CHAETOMITRIUM PH ILI PPIN ENSE (Mont.) Bryol. eur. 



Panay, Iloilo Province, Atimonan River, on tree, altitude 300 m, Bur. 

 Sci. 1816^ Robinson. 

 CHAETOMITRIUM PAPILLIFOLIUM Bryol. jav. 



Luzon, Nueva Vizcaya Province, vicinity of Dupax, Bur. Sci. 11,31,3 

 McGregor. 

 CHAETOMITRIUM ORTHORRH YNCHUM (Doz. et Molk.) Bryol. jav. 



Basilan, Cumalarang, Bur. Sci. 16267 Reillo. 



ERIOPUS (Brid.) C. Miiller 

 ERIOPUS FLACCIDUS Broth, sp nov. 



Dioicus; gracilescens, caespitosus, caespitibus laxis, sordide 

 viridibus, vernicosus; caulis usque ad 6 cm longus, plus minusve 

 alte fusco-radiculosus, laxe et complanate foliosus, plerumque 

 attenuatus, simplex vel divisus; folia, sicca contracts facilhme 

 emollita, flaccida, lateralia patula, asymmetrica, e basi brevis- 

 sime spathulata late oblonga, obtusa, mucronata, c. 5 mm longa 

 et c 2 mm lata, supra medium argute serrata, nervis binis, uno 



