1924 



Leaflets of Philippine Botany 



[Vol. VI, Art. 95 



paucis, oppositis vel alternantibus, 18 — 26 micro, longis; 

 hyphopodiis capitatis numerosis, alternantibus, bicellularibus, 

 rectie vel curvatis, 18—22 micro, longis, 7 — 9 micro, latis, 

 cellula basali brevi; setis myoelicis numerosis, erectis, rectis, 

 rigidis, opacis, 200 — 375 micro, longis, 6 — 8 micro, latis, septatisi 

 hiformibus; aliis simplicibus apice obtusis, aliis apice bi vel 

 trifurcatis, dentibus mox exiguis mox elongatis et 8 — 12 micro, 

 longis; peritheciis aequaliter distributis, globosis, 160 — 200 

 micro, diam., rugulosis; ascis ovatis, bisporis, fugacihus; 

 sporidiia oblongis, utrinque obtusis, 4-septatis, ad septa con- 

 strictis, fascia, 36 — 44 micro, longis, 10 — 12 micro, latis. 



Hab. upon the lower side of the leaves of Donax cannaeformis 

 (Forst.) Rolf e , Cabadbaran (Mt. Urdaneta), Mindanao, August, 

 19L2, No. 13541, 



This species is somewhat related to Meliola Mangiferae Earle 

 in the biformed setae, but differs by the smaller setae, the thinner 

 hyphae of the mycelium and the smaller narrower sporidia. 



Meliola opaca Syd. nov. spec. 



Amphigena, maculas atras velutinas 2 — 3 mra latas formans; 

 mycelio ex hyphis longiusculis dense intertextis ramosis fuscis 

 6 — 8 micro, latis composito; hyphopodiis capitatis numerosis, 

 alternatibus, obi ongo -ovatis, apice obtusis, rectis vel curvatis, 

 bicellularibus, 17 — 21 micro, longis, 8 — 10 micro, latis; hyphopo- 

 diis mucronatis raris ampulliformibus oppositis, 20 — 27 micro. 



numerosissimis, rectis, erectis, rigidis, usque 

 ad apicem opacis, subatris, 300 — 420 micro, longis, 9 — 11 micro, 

 latis apice 2 — 4-furcatis, dentibus usque 16 micro, longis; peri- 

 theciis aggregatis, globosis, rugulosis, atris, 100 — 160 micro. 

 diam., omnino inter setas absconditis ascis ovatis, 2— 3-sporis; 

 sporidiis oblongis, utrinque late rotundatis, 4-septatis f ad septa 

 constrietis, fuscis, 30 — 42 micro, longis. 13 



Hab. on both sides but mostly upon the nether side of 

 Dracontomelum dao (Rico.) M. et R. } Cabadbaran (Mt. Urdaneta), 



micr 



Mindanao, August, 1912, No. 



13457. 



Meliola opposita Syd. nov. spec. 



Hypophylla maculas aterrimas velutinas primo rotundatas 

 3—10 mm latas saepe confluendo irregulares et multo majores 



