Mosses New for Mindanao Island, Republic of the Philippines Author Azuelo, Andrea G. College of Education, Central Mindanao University, Musuan, Bukidnon Province, Mindanao Island, 8710 Republic of the Philippines azuelonenecmu@yahoo.com; Author Tan, Benito C. University Herbarium, 1001 Valley Life Sciences, University of California, Berkeley 94720 - 2465 U. S. A. btakakia@yahoo.com Author Shevock, James R. Department of Botany, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California 94118 - 4503 U. S. A. jshevock@calacademy.org Author Manual, Alven College of Education, Central Mindanao University, Musuan, Bukidnon Province, Mindanao Island, 8710 Republic of the Philippines azuelonenecmu@yahoo.com Author Yorong, Aimanuelzon College of Education, Central Mindanao University, Musuan, Bukidnon Province, Mindanao Island, 8710 Republic of the Philippines azuelonenecmu@yahoo.com Author Sariana, Lalaine G. College of Education, Central Mindanao University, Musuan, Bukidnon Province, Mindanao Island, 8710 Republic of the Philippines azuelonenecmu@yahoo.com text Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2015 2015-04-15 62 4 127 134 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.11066769 0068-547X 11066769 2. Dendrocyathophorum paradoxum (Brotherus) Dixon [ Hypopterygiaceae ] The genus and the species are easy to identify in the family Hypopterygiaceae . The complanate and dendroid plant with irregular branches and leaves arranged in three rows characterizes Dendrocyathophorum . Treated as a monotypic genus in the recently published Flora of China (English Version) ( Jia et al. 2002 ), our report extends the local range of D. paradoxum from Luzon to Mindanao in the country. The species has a scattered distribution across tropical and subtropical Asia, including Malesia . SPECIMEN EXAMINED .— Misamis Oriental Province . Mt. Balatukan near Gingoog City , on tree trunk, 22 Oct 2005 , Padayao 22 b ( CMUH 02 , UC ) .