STUDIES ON PLAGIOCHILA IN CHINA II

Plagiochila emeiensis sp. nov. and P. sichuanensis sp. nov. are descri bed and illustrated. Ten species are newly recorded from China-Plagioc hila akiyamae Inoue, P. alata Inoue, P. cardotii Steph., P. cuspidata Steph., P. denticulata Mitt., P. harae Inoue, P. kurzii Steph., P. par viramifera Inoue, P. pseudopoeltii Inoue, and P. tagawae Inoue. Nine s pecies names are newly placed in synonymy: P. formosae Steph. (= P. ar buscula (Lehm. (& Lindenb.) Lindenb.), P. tongtschuana Steph., (= P ch inensis Steph.), P. wilsoniana Steph. (= P. chinensis Steph.), P acuti loba Inoue (= P. ghatiensis Steph.), P. lacerata Steph. (= P. gollanii Steph.), P. torquescens Herzog (= P. hamulispina Herzog), P. determii Steph. (= P. subtropica Steph. 1900 [non Steph. 1903]), P. kitagawae Inoue (= P. subtropica Steph.), and P. pocsii Inoue (= E trabeculata S teph.). A neotype is designated for Jungermannia arbuscula Lehm. & Lin denb. (= P. arbuscula (Lehm. & Lindenb.) Lindenb.). Lectotypes are des ignated for P. hamulispina Herzog, P. irrigata Herzog, E kurzii Steph. , P. subtropica Steph. 1900 (LT: Garden Collector 931, Herb Gottsche G -026051) + 1903 (LT: Garden Collector 932; G-026048) and P. torquescen s Herzog.