338 BOTANIQUK. 



lricas , aut cu pulce forme marginatum , aut tndem 

 oblitteratum. Perithecia subcornea, integra , atra, pe- 

 ripherica in ipso stromate prorsus oceulta, vlplus minus 

 prominentia superaque , ostiolis conspicuis cequalibus in- 

 si ' nieta. Velum pruinosum vel criislaceum, interdum per- 

 sistis. Asci lineares, clavad , elongati, paraphysibus 

 plorumque immixti , Sporidia uaviciilaria , uniseptata , 

 demumfusco-nigra, opaca, pulvers instar explodentia. 

 Fung suberosi, interdum lignosi aut carbonacei ad li- 

 gua mortua vvenles. 



Spliasria? species , Hall., Pers. Fries, Syst. Mjc. , II, 

 p. 325, ex parte. 



Hypoxylon , Bull., Champ., p. 167, pro parte. Fries, 

 Syst. orb. veget., p. 105 et Fl. Sean., p. 346. Endl., 

 Gen. Pl., n 396. Montag., Hist. nat. Caar., Phy- 

 togr.y sect. ult., p. 82 et 2 e Cent. Pl. cell. in Aun. 

 Se. nat., 2 e ser., Bol., tom XIII, p. 341. 



Xylaria, Grev., Scot. Crypt. FL, t. 86 et 237. 



HYPOXYLON BOMBA, Montag . 



BOTANIQUE (cIIYPTOGAMIe) , PL. XII, flg. 3. 



H. c&spitosum , raro solitarium , peritheciis amplis 

 globosis l&vibus pice poro sensim amplalo regulariter 

 terebratis , basi aufractuoso-vacua lignum nigrejaclum 

 penetrantibus . 



Hab. Ad cortices dejeclos, quos ingenti spatio injestat, 

 circa S. Marcos nsula? Cuba? a el. Auber lectum. Etiam 

 in Brasilia. 



Desc. Innato-erumpens, csespitoso-concresccns. Stroma atrum, 

 opacum, sub epidermide effusum et alie in fibris corticis penctrans, 

 lineis nigris late serpentibus circumscriptum. Perithecia gregaria, 

 raro solitaria, carbonacea, crassa, durissima, fragilia, ampia, di- 

 metro scilicet i millim. acuantia, typice spherica, globos ignife- 



