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siiisciilae dense peritheciigero-granulosae, in parte infera 

 turbinatae laeves steriles, farctae, intus colore atque na- 

 tura fere lignea, pedicello glabro ruguloso atro breviu- 

 culo (6-7'" X 2-3'") suffultae; perithecia in parte supera 

 peritheciigera clavularum dense constipata monosticha 

 globulosa V. ovata (500-600 f- dm.) e mutua pressione 

 saepe angulosa e stromate leniter prominula atque extus 

 minute denseque verruculosa, ostiolo vix perspicuo do- 

 nata, coriacella nigro-farcta ; asci cylindracei apice obtu- 

 sissime rotundati postice modice attenuato-pedicellati 

 (p. sp. 200-250 X '0-14 A<- pd. 50X5/^) octospori para- 

 phvsibus filiformibus obvallati ; sporidia suboblique mo- 

 nosticha elliptico-elongata (22-24 X 9-10 /^) utrinque acu- 

 tiuscule rotundata phis minusve inaequilateralia non v. 

 1-2-guttulata opace fuliginea. Species pulcherrima X. po- 

 lymorphae (Pers.) Grev. affinis, forma mox tamen digno- 

 scenda. 



266. Xylaria TRiviALis Speg. (n. sp.) 



Diag. Xyloglossa ; stromata irregulariter subcyUndracea 

 atra apice obtusa undique fertilia fragillima intus cava 

 stipite pUis minusve evoluto glabro suffuUa; asci cyUn- 

 dracei paraphysati octospori ; sporidia navicularia minuta 

 fuUginea. 



Hab. Ad truncos dejectos putrescentes in sylvis prope 

 Apiahy, Hiem. 1888 (sub n. 2779). 



Obs, Simpiex V. coespitosa; clavulae cyUndraceae teretes 

 compressae v. ruguloso-canaUculatae, saepe tortuosae v. 

 hinc inde coarctatae, superne obtusissime rotundatae in- 

 ferne plus minusve abrupte attenuatae (15-20'" Ig. X 6- 

 'lO'" crs.) pediceUo brevi v. longiusculo terete ruguloso 

 tortuoso glabro concolore (10'" Ig. X 1'" crs.) suffuUae, 

 extus atrae v. perdiUite caesiae v. subcoerulescentes (sub 

 luce refracta), minute laxeque papiUulosae carbonaceae 

 fragiUimae, intus cavae, parietibus tenuissimis perithecus 



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