Pyrenomyceteae, Sphfftriacese, Phaeospor-Ee. Xylaria. 523 



— Sironiatibus longe laleque gregariis, longilrorsutn dense paral- 

 lelis, innato-erumpentibus, oblongis vel lanceolatis, 2-2'/^ nim. 

 long. V^-V-i '""^- crassis, epidermide arcto appressa cinctis, nigris, 

 ob osiiola prominula minute granulatis; peritiieciis in quoque stro- 

 mate unistratosis, 2-3-seriatis (12-25), globoso-angulosis, papillatis 

 160-180 ,a. diam.; contextu peritheciis ex olivaceo fuligineo, kalii 

 ope succum flavura scatente; ascis jam resorptis; sporidiis ohlongis, 

 inff»quilateris utrinque obtusiusculis, 10-18 ^sG-T, fuligin^ns, 2-gut- 

 tulatis, 



Hab. in culmis emortuis Bambusa;? Malacca (Scorteohini). 



— Regularitate et dispositione parallela stromatum species mox di- 

 stincta. 



32. Anthostoma gastrinum (Fr.) Sacc. Syll. I, pag. '303. Iluc spectat, 

 teste Cooke (Grevillea XU, p. 49) Sphoeria irregularis Fr.- Syst. 

 Myc. II, p. .361, Sowerby t. 374, f. 9, et Sacc. Syll. II, p. 372.,— 

 Sec Cooke ad genus Anthostoma pertinerent: Bypnxt^Ion Blakei 

 B. et C. (1343). nypQXijlon Morsei R. et C. (1441), Hypoxi/lon 

 diafhrauslon Rehm (l.'>85). 



XYLARIA Hill. — Syll. I, p. 309*). 



A. Xylnglossa Fr. 



1. Xylaria mascarensis Cooke in Grevillea XIII, p. 9. — Suberosa 2138 

 clava^formis, simplex; clavula falcata, requali, 17 cm. alta, 4 cm. 

 lata, sicca-rugulosa, rubro-fusca, deorsum in stipitem a^qualem, 7 

 cai. iongum producta; peritheciis atris, globosis, subprominulis, 

 Ostiolo atro, punctiformi instructis; contextu albo; ascis immaturis. 



Hab. in lignis, Central Madagascar (Rev. R. Baron). 



2. Xylaria australis Oooke Grev. 1883, p. 34. — Stromate clavato, 2137 

 Mudo, 12-20 mm. longo, sursum incrassato, obtuso, levi, fusco, ex 

 ostiolis minutissimis obscuro punctato, intus albido dein cavo; sti- 

 pite elongato .'?5-50 ram. longo, glabro, tenui, 6 mm. cr., nigri- 

 cante; ascis cylindraceis, stipitatis; sporidiis arcte lanceolatis, fu- 



Scis, 15 :i 3. 



Hab. i(i lignis, Endeavour River Australise. — Affinis Xijlaria^ 

 euglossce. sed sporidia diverse formata. 



3. Xylaria holDbapha Berk. in herb. Kew. Cooke Grov. 1883, p. 84. — 21,38 

 Stromate erecto, clavato, rufo, infra in stipitein hrevcm attenuato; 

 stipite tenui, glabro, asquali; peritheciis globosis, atris, ostiolis pun- 



*) Cfr. Cooke Xyl. and its allies^ cam iconibus permultis (iii Orov. 1883). 



