536 Pyrenomyoete», Sphseriace». Pheeospon©, Xyiaria. 



J{a}>. ad truncos in .'jtiva Bogota, Acerradero Novte Granatiu 

 (Lindig). 



57. Xylaria trachelina (Lev.j Cooke Grev. 1883, pag. 8, SphcEria zm 

 (Cordyceps) frachehna Lev. Ann. Sc. Nat. 18B0, v. 304. — Hece- 

 ptaculis elongatis, rugosis. tuberculosis, apice acutis, sterilibns, fu- 

 ligineis, intus albis, pedicello longissimo, toinentoso suffulti.s; peri- 

 theciis giobosis, proininentibus, intus uigris; ostiolis obsoletis; ascis 

 cylindraceis; sporidiis obtuse lanceolatis, fuscis. 



Ilad. in truncis, Nova Granata. — Stroma 25-38 min. ait., 

 stipfts 12 mrn. !ong., clava 20-25 mrn. longa, 3-5 mm. cr. 



58. Xylaria paimiicola Winter Grev. XV, pag. 89. — Stroraate plus 2m 

 niinusve nrecto vel in parto inferiore adscendente. flexuoso gracil- 

 limo simphci, rarius tereti, plerumque subcompresso, sajpe parum 

 tortuoso. opace fusco-atro, basi viiio iongo, fusco, sed dense adpres- 



so vestito, usque 14 mm. long., l-li/j mm, or.; clavula pGritheci- 

 gera stipite crassiore, multo brevmre. cyltndrica, ssepe pariim ina3- 

 quali, a peritheciis vix exstantibus nonnihil tuberculosa, ab ostiolis 

 exsertis aspera, apice acuta sterili, usque 24 mm. long.,2-4 mm. cr. ; 

 peritheciis globosis vel lafe ovoideis imrnersis, ostiolo papiila:formi 

 prominentibus ; ascis cylindraceis sursurn in stipitera longissimuin 

 atteouatis, 8-sporis, 137-150 i; (part. sporif. 74-92) 0-10,5; sporidiis 

 raonostichis, ellipsoideis. valde insequilateralibus. cjrabiformibus, 

 utrinque subacutis, opace fusco-atris, 14-16:^7. 



}}ab. in fructibus putridis PHlmarura in Brasilia (Ulb). 



59. Xylaria fuJVO-lanata Berk. in Hook. Lond. Journ. 1842, p. 154. 2m 

 — Strornatibus fascicuialis, ssepe connatis, a basi scutata exorien- 

 tibus, coriaceo-suberosis, deorsura rotundis, supra corapresso-ra- 

 mosis, fulvo-velutinis, apicibus pallidioribus, compressis, sericeis. 



Hah. in insuiis Philippine Oceanise (H. Cuming), — Fungus 

 3,5-4. cm. alt. 

 00. Xylaria eucephaia Sacc. et Paoletti Mycet. Malac. n. 93, tab. I, 2195 

 fig. 13. — Stromate e basi nodulosa cylindrico vel subcompres- 

 so, simpHci, rarissime bifido, atro, strigoso, hirtello , sursum gla- 

 br-escente, 7-8 cm. longo, ly^ mm. crasso, capitulo ellipsoideo, v, 

 gioboso-ellipsoidoo, rogulari, supra tereti-mucronato, compacUu- 

 sculo, 6-8 nim. longo, 5-6 rnm. crasso, leviusculo, ininul.e albi- 

 do fuscoque marmorato, intus albidn, lacunoso; peritheciis omnino 

 immersis, stipitatis, globoso-angulosis, 1 mm. diam., nigris ostiolis 

 punctiformibus, non vel vix prominulis; inucrooe leref i-attenuato, 

 subglabro, 4-5 mm. long., 1 mra. crasso; ascis cylindricis, hrevi- 



