STUDIES ON PLAGIOCHILA IN CHINA, I

Plagiochila zangii sp. nov., and P. hyalodermica sp. nov., both of sec tion Zonatae Carl from Yunnan, China are described and illustrated. Th e following species are new records for China: Plagiochila durelii Sch iffn., P. nitens Inoue, P. pseudorenitens Steph., P. retusa Mitt. and P. stevensiana Steph. The female plants of P. eberhardtii Steph. and P . monalata Inoue as well as the male plant of P. oblonga Inoue are ill ustrated and described for the first time.