376 Pteridophyten. — Floristik etc. 



Copeland, E. B., New Philippine ferns. IL (Phil. Journ. of Sc. 

 I, Suppl. 4. p. 251—262. pl. 1-4. September 15, 1906). 



The following new species are described from various of the 

 Philippine islands; Trichotnanes, Christa, Cyathea tripinnata, Aspidiam 

 (Arcypteris) Bolsteri, Schisoloma angustum, S. fuligineum, Athyrium 

 hyalostegium, A. aristulatum, Diplasium Bolsteri, Aspleninm militare, 

 Adianlum opacum, Pteris Whitfordii, Monogramma (Pleurogramme) 

 intermedia, Polypodium Merritti, P. (Phymatodes) Whitfordi, P. 

 (Schellolepis) benguetense , and P. (Selliguea) Bolsteri; also the fol- 

 lowing new variety, Athyrium aristulatum sphagnicolum ; and the 

 following new names or "combinations": Schisoloma ovata (J. Sm.) 

 Copel. (Lindsaya ovata J. Sm.), 5. jamesonoiides (Baker) Copel. iL. 

 jamesonoiides Baker), Athyrium philippinense Christ (A. Sarasinorum 

 philippinense Christ), Gleichenia dolosa Copel. (Dicranopteris dolosa 

 Copel.), and G. crassifolia (Presl) Copel. Mertensia crassifolia Presl). 



Maxon. 



Copeland, E. B., Some new and critical ferns. f'Leafl. of Phil. 

 Bot. I. p. 233-235. November 6, 1907.) 



Includes descriptions of the following new forms: Dennstaedtia 

 Elmeri Copel., from Luzon, Eimer 8027; Cyclophorus acrostichoides 

 gracilis Copel., from Luzon; Elaphoglossum lusonicum Copel., from 

 Luzon; and Dryopteris dubia Copel., from Luzon, Eimer 8083,allied 

 to D. rhodolepis (Clarke) C. Chr. ; and the following new „combination" : 

 Tectaria decurrens (Presl) Copel. (syn. Aspidium decurrens Presl, 

 Aspidium Copelandi Christ); besides notes on other species. Maxon. 



Anonymus. A visittoMount Kenia. (Scot. Geogr. Mag. XXV. 

 7. p. 346—352 with 4 figs. 1909.) 



This refers to the recent expedition of Hutchins and Ross to 

 the forest region, and gives little more Information than was con- 

 tained in an earlier note in "Nature" XLIX. (Botan. Cent, lll.p. IIb;. 

 The tree referred to in that abstract as Ibean Camphor has since 

 been identified at Kew as Ocotea usambarensis. W. G. Smith. 



Anonymus. Decades Kewenses. LH — LIII. (Kew Bull. Mise. 

 Inform. N°. 6. p. 256—268. 1909.) 



Descriptions of the following new species and one variety are 

 given Berberis approximata, Sprague, Brotvnlowia Havilandii, Stapf, 

 Triumfetta ramosa, Sprague et Hutchinson, T. triandra, Sprague et 

 Hutchinson, T. plumigera, F. Muell. (descr. ampl.), Rubus Veitchii, 

 Rolfe; R. omeiensis, Rolfe, Hydrocotyle Versteegii, Hemsl., Mackin- 

 laya confusa, Hemsl., M. amplifolia, Hemsl., Vernonia Dalselliaua, 

 Drummond et Hutchinson, Ceropegia discreta, N. E. Brown, ReJi- 

 mannia Henryi, N. E. Brown, Incarvillea grandißora, Bur. etFranch. 

 var. brevipes, Sprague. Phyllanthus chiapensis, Sprague, Trigonoste- 

 mon thyrsoideum, Stapf, Setaria surgens, Stapf, Pollinia leptantha, 

 Stapf, Oxytenanthera alopecurus, Stapf, Nephrodium (Lastrea) lichi- 

 angense, C. H. Wright. A. W. Hill. 



Anonymus. Diagnoses Africanae. XXXI. (Kew Bull. Mise. 

 Inform. N°. 8. p. 325-329. 1909.) 



A description is given of the genus Cephalonema. K. Schum., 



