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Los Banos, on stones in creek, Baker 42: Batangas Province, Bur. Sci. 

 22412 Ramos. Panay, Iloilo Province, Santa Barbara, on Mangifera in- 

 dica, altitude 25 meters, Bur. Sci. 18145 Robinson. 



TAXITHELIUM (POLYSTIGM A, APTERA) BAKERI Broth, sp. nov. 



Antoicum; tenellum, caespitosum, caespitibus densis, depres- 

 sis, cortici adnatis, laete viridibus, aetate lutescentibus, opacis; 

 caulis elongatus, repens, dense et regulariter pinnatim ramosus, 

 ramis patulis, vix ultra 3 mm longis, valde complanatis, dense 

 foliosis, cum foliis vix ultra 1 mm latis, simplicibus, obtusis; 

 folia lateralia patula, concaviuscula, ovato-lanceolata, subintegra, 

 enervia, cellulis anguste linearibus, dense seriatim papillosis, 

 marginalibus brevioribus et latioribus, laevissimis, alaribus vix 

 diversis. Caetera ignota. 



Luzon, Laguna Province, Los Banos, Baker 2379, 2400. 

 Species T. Kaernebachii (Broth.) Broth, valde affinis, sed foliis longius 

 acuminatis dignoscenda. 



TAXITHELIUM (POLYSTIGMA) ROBINSONII Broth, sp. nov. 



Antoicum; tenellum, caespitosum, caespitibus densis, mollibus, 

 late extensis, lutescenti-viridibus, sericeo-nitidis ; caulis elonga- 

 tus, repens, per totam longitudinem fusco-radiculosus, dense 

 ramosus, ramis adscendentibus, vix ultra 5 mm longis, densius- 

 cule foliosis, complanatis, simplicibus, obtusis; folia patentia 

 concaviuscula e basi contracta ovato-lanceolata, breviter subu- 

 lato-acuminata, superne argute serrata, enervia, cellulis angus- 

 tissimis, superioribus indistincte et tenerrime seriatim papillosis, 

 alaribus vesiculosis paucissimis; bracteae peHchaetii internae e 

 basi vaginante subsensim longe subulatae, superne argute ser- 

 ratae ; seta usque ad 2.5 cm alta, tenuissima, rubra, laevissima ; 

 theca inclinata, minuta, asymmetrica, sicca sub ore constricta, 

 fusca. Caetera ignota. 



Luzon, Laguna Province, Mount Banahao, Bur. Sci. 9820, 9864 Rob- 

 inson. 



Species T. benguetiae Broth, affinis, sed foliis superne argute serratis, 

 cellulis indistincte seriatim papillosis nee non seta multo longiore optime 

 diversa. 



TAXITHELIUM PERCAPILLIPES Broth. 



Luzon, Tayabas Province, Mount Pular, Bur. Sci. 19431 Ramos. 

 TAXITHELIUM LINDBERGH (Bryol. jav.) Ren. et Card. 



Luzon, Laguna Province, Mount Maquiling, on trees, altitude 650-700 

 meters, Bur. Sci. 17031, 17100 Robinson: Camarines Province, Mount Ca- 

 uayan, Bur. Sci. 22166 Ramos. 



TAXITHELIUM ALARE Broth. 



Luzon, Laguna Province, Mount Maquiling, on trees, altitude 900 me- 



