1916] CURRENT LITERATURE 513 
upon a collection of ferns from western South America” and includes the 
descriptions of 6 new species.—E. D. MeErriLt (Philipp. Jour. Sci. 10:1-84. 
1915) in the 11th paper in the series entitled ‘‘New or noteworthy Philippine 
plants” has described about 9o species of flowering plants; and (ibid. 99-144) 
in continuation of his studies of the Rubiaceae of the Philippine Islands has 
published 42 new species in various genera of this family; and (ibid. 195-225) 
12 new species of Schefflera and 22 of Eugenia are described from the Philippine 
Islands; and (ibid. 227-264) under the title ‘Studies on Philippine Anonaceae 
I” he records 70 species of this family of which 25 are described as new to 
science. Two new genera are proposed, namely Griffithianthus and Guamia; 
and (ibid. 265~285) under the caption ‘‘Plantae Wenzelianae III” 21 new 
species of flowering plants are recorded and one new genus (Wenszelia) of the 
Rutaceae is proposed. These are based primarily on plants collected in 
Leyte by Mr. C. A. WeENzeEL; and (ibid. 287-349) in continuation of his 
researches on the Philippine flora he has published 63 new species and several 
varieties of flowering plants. The same author (Jour. Wash. Acad. Sci. §:530- 
542. 1915) has taken up the generic name Nauclea L. and transferred thereto 
certain species hitherto referred to Sarcocephalus. A new generic name 
(Neonauclea) is proposed for Nauclea of KorTHats and subsequent authors, 
and to Neonauclea the author transfers about 50 species.—G. Moersz (Bot. 
Kézlemények 14:145~-158. 1915) under the title ““Mykologiai Kézlemények”’ 
describes several new species of fungi and characterizes a new genus (Chaetos- 
phaeronema), based on Sphaeronema hispidulum Corda.—A. M. Moss (Jour. 
Bot. 53:1-8. pl. 535. 1915) in an article entitled ‘The Aristolochias of Para 
(Brazil)”’ includes descriptions of 4 new species of this genus by SPENCER 
Moorr.—J. A. NreuwLAND (Am. Mid. Nat. 4:89-95. 1915) has proposed two 
new genera, namely A petlorhamnus and Litanum.—V. Norwtnp (Arkiv for 
Botanik 14:no. 6. pp. 1-18. pls. 1-4. 1915) has published 8 new species of 
Oxalis from South America—C. H. OsTENFELD (Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 42: 
659-662. pl. 32. 1915) describes and illustrates a new species of Ruppia 
(R. anomala) from Porto Rico.—N. PatourLtarp (Philip. Jour. Bot. 10:85- 
98. t915) under the heading ‘‘Champignons des Philippines communiques”’ 
has published several new species and includes one new genus, namely Duporti- 
ella—R. Prtcer (Notizblatt Kénigl. Bot. Gart. u. Mus. Berlin-Dahlem 
6:261-310. 1915) under the general title “Plantae Uleanae” in cooperation 
with several specialists has published upward of 60 new species and varieties 
of flowering plants based on the collections of E. Ute in South America. The 
same author (ibid. 311-396) has published approximately 75 species new to 
science. The following new genera are included: Abutilothamnus, Codono- 
chlamys, and Triplochlamys Ulbrich of the Malvaceae, and Microbignonia 
Krinzl. of the Bignoniaceae.—H. Prrtrer (Jour. Wash. Acad. Sci. §:468-474. 
1915) has published 4 new species of leguminous trees from Panama.—E. L. 
REED (Torreya 15:246, 247. 1915) describes a new species of sundew (Drosera 
annua) from Texas.—A. REHDER (Proc. Amer. Acad. §0:225-241. 191 5) 
