XII, C, 6 
Yates: Philippine Fungi 
KRETZMARIA Fries 
379 
KRETZMARIA GHOMPHOIDEA Penz. et Sacc, in leones Fung. Jav. (1904) 
27. 
Luzon, Tayabas Province, Basiad, Bur. Sci., 25678 Yates December, 
1916; Mount Cadig, Bur. Sci. 2579U Yates, December, 1916. On rotten 
wood in forests. 
The spores in the above specimen are 7-8 x 4-5 u, being slightly smaller 
than those of the type from Java which is described as having spores 
8-10 X 5-6 u. This species has not been previously reported from the 
Philippines. 
XYLARIA Hill 
XYLARIA CONIFORMIS Fr. in Summ. Veg. Scand. (1846-1849) 381. 
Alabat, back of Sangirin, Merrill 105^9, December 21-30, 1916. On 
rotten logs. 
XYLARIA LUZON ENSIS Henn. in Hedw. 32 (1893) 225. 
Luzon, Tayabas Province, Basiad, Bur. Sci. 2559U Yates, December, 
1916. On dead pods of Bauhinia lying on the ground in dense forests. 
This species of Xylaria seems to occur only on the pods of Bauhinia. 
It has been collected several times, but always occurs on the same sub- 
stratum. 
XYLARIA SETOCEPHALA sp. nov. 
Stipitata, gregaria, minuta, stipitis 12-14 mm longis, 0.25-0.5 
mm diam. ; peritheciis paucis, ad 30-40, capitulis atris, subglobosis 
vel ellipsoideis, 1-5 mm longis et 1-2.5 mm latis ; ostiolis punctato- 
asperulis, seta apicalis 5-8 mm longis; ascis cylindraceis, apice 
rotundatis, stipitatis, paraphysatis, 89-100 x 7-8 y., octosporis; 
sporidiis monostichis, ellipsoideis, 13-15 x 6-8 y, fuligineis. 
Luzon, Tayabas Province, Basiad, Bur. Sci. 256U7 Yates, December, 
19, 1916. On fallen leaves of Garcinia sp. 
This species is distinguished by the long terminal seta. In general 
habit it resembles Xylaria oocephala Penz. et Sacc. as figured in Icon. Fung. 
Jav. (1904) t. 22, f. 1. 
SPHAERIOIDACEAE 
PIROSTOMA Fries 
PIROSTOMA ARENGAE sp. nov. 
Pycnideis numerosis, superficialibus, punctiformibus, atris, 
0,25-0.5 mm diam., ostiolis minutis, 20-30 y diam. ; 1-locularibus ; 
basidiis non visis; sporidiis brunneis, ellipsoideis 9-11 y longis, 
5-7 y latis. 
Luzon, Tayabas Province, Basiad, Bur. Sci. 25612 Yates, December 20, 
1916. On the dead petioles of Arenga sp. 
