22257. Medinilla pendula Merr. Shrubs in humid moss ridden thickets 
- near wooded bluff of the river neck; stem biforked in branching, the bark 
yellowish brown; leaves in whorls of 3 to 5, ascending, paler beneath, the 
young petioles red beneath; infrutescence pendant from stem, 6 inches long 
at least, the stalks red, the fruits lividus. Mt. Pinatubo, April to June, 
1927. Melast. 
22258. [No name.] On host number 22257: Medinilla pendula. Mt. 
Pinatubo, April to June, 1927. Crypt. 
22259. Dryopteris ferox (Blm.) O.K. The rankest of this class of 
terrestrial ferns, clusters upon well shaded surface ledges at the river 
junction; root stock thick and short; stipes ascending, a yard long, pale 
green above, brown below, densely beset with dull brown bristles which are 
especially long and dense toward the base; frond longer than the stipe, dry, 
pale green, recurved, the segments also recurved. Mt. Pinatubo, April to 
June, 1927. Polypod. 
22260. Polypodium longissimum Bim. Several stemmed terrestrial clumps 
in shaded seepage places at the neck of the river; rhizome short, thick, 
rigid, green; stipes suberect, pale green from the base up, smooth; frond 
ascending, nearly flat and of the same pale green color on both sides; spores 
in circular packet pouches. Mt. Pinatubo, April to June, 1927. Polypod. 
22261. Humata gaimardiana (Gaud.) Pr. Ramifying and cleaving to 
smooth rock surfaces among thickets along the river bottom; rhizomes glaucous 
green but covered with brown scales; fronds erect, rigid, yellowish green 
beneath; quite rare. Mt. Pinatubo, April to June, 1927. Polypod. 
22262. [No name.] Large masses plastered upon small boulders of the 
river neck; plates and caps green, the stalks shining brown to black. Mt. 
Pinatubo, April to June, 1927. Crypt. 
22263. [No name.] Forming dense rounded masses in thickets along the 
river sides; the upper foliage pale green, yellow to yellowish brown further 
down. Mt. Pinatubo, April to June, 1927. Crypt. 
22264. [No name.] Grayish blue mosses upon the wet ground among 
thickets near the river. Mt. Pinatubo, April to June, 1927. Crypt. 
22265. [No name.] Dense patches upon boulders with thickets near 
the river; foliage velvety green, the erect fruiting stalks yellowish brown. 
Mt. Pinatubo, April to June, 1927. Crypt. 

