Hypucreaceae, Hyalodidymae, Nectria. 485 



neclria Cucurbitula est forma altera hujus speciei; ceterum et 

 externa facie bene recedunt. 



20. Nectria gyrosa B. et Br. Suppl. Fungi of Ceyl. n. 1211, p. 86. 468) 

 Peritheciis in stroma aurantiacum immersis, oblongis, sursum in- 

 crassatis; ostiolo nigro, quandoque elongato; ascis clavatis; spori- 

 diis biserialibus, ellipticis, uniseptatis, 8-10 s 3,8-5. 



Hab. in truncis in Ceylon. — Endotkiam gyrasatn quodara- 

 modo in memoriam revocat. 



21. Nectria heterosperma Kalch. et Cooke Grev. IX, p. 27. — Cae- 4tt8i 

 spitosa, erumpens, livido-rubra; peritheciis subglobosis, demum de- 

 pressis, laevibus, in stromate convexo congestis; ascis cvlindraceis; 

 sporidiis uniseriatis, ovatis, ellipticis, lanceolatisve, uniseptatis, hya- 

 linis, 12 »9. 



Hab. in ramis eraortuis in Africa austraii (Mac-Owan). — Spo- 

 ridia vere ludibunda. 



22. Nectria hematochroma Speg. F Argent. Pug. IV, n. 196. — Stro- 4683 

 mate cortice immerso, latiusculo, profundulo, pulchre roseo-cocci- 

 neo; peritheciis in stromate v. cortice mutato superficialibus, den- 

 sissime gregariis, plagulas majusculas 5-30 mill. diam., pulchre et 

 vivide sanguineo-coccineas, suborbiculares v. irregulares efficien- 

 tibus, glaberrimis, siccis ruguloso-cootractis non v. subcupulatis 

 lateritio-rubris, udis globosis, levibus, coccineo-subsueciueis, minu- 



tis, 150-180 p. diarn., ostioio non v. vix papillulato minutissimo 

 concolore donatis, membranaceo-crassiusculis, coutextu indistincte 

 parenchymatico, fulvo-coccineo; ascis cylindraceis, sursutr trun- 

 catis, crassiusculeque tunicatis, bifoveolatis, deorsuni brevissime at- 

 tenuato-stipitatis, 85-95 ~7--8 octosporis, aparaphysatis; sporidiis 

 oblique v. subrecte mouostichis, elliptici ., medio i-septatis, leni- 

 ter constrictis, utrinque rotundatis 11-13 »5-6,5, loculis eequali- 

 bus, granuloso-farctis v. guttulatis, primitus strato perexiguo mu 

 coso obductis, dein liberis, episporio longitudinaliter ruguloso, 

 hyalinis. 



Hab. in cortice subputri trunci Salicis Humboldtiana» 

 dejecti, in uliginosis nemorosis, Recoleta, Argentina. — S. sar,- 

 guinea (Sibtb.) Fr. peritheciis minoribus, nunquara contractis, den- 

 sius stipatis, magis stromatiferis. delutionbus, sporidiis levibus, el- 

 liptico-biconicis, sed non constrictis differt. 

 23. Nectria laeticolor B. et C. Cul>. F. n. 705. — Caespitosa, coc- 4W4 

 cinea, ovata, apice obtur;c, d.emum collapsa; sporidifs ellipticis uni- 

 septatis, 13-15 (t.. longis. 



