520 Pyrcnomycetcie, Sphreiiaceje, IMiJDospora;, Xjl:uia. 



globosis tuhcrculoso, osliolis punctirormibus, vix ()apillatis; stipilo 

 ^^hibro, tenui, nudo, nigro ; parapliysibus niiformibus, siniplicibus, 

 continuis; ascis clavatis; sporidiis octonis, uniserialibus, elongatis, 

 ventricosis, obtusis, curvatis, dianietro quintuplo longioribus. 



llaJt. ad truncos, Bogota, Acerradero Nova? Granatce (Lindig). 

 — Species insignis ob vegetationis modum, caispitulos ex 12-15 

 individuis compositos forinans. 



13. Xylaria biceps Speg. — Syll. I, p. 315. — Var. botryosa Rehm 2H8 

 Exot. Filze p. 300. — DifFert a forina normali clavulis in quoque 

 ramulo 4-6 sessilibus, liberis v. subconnatis; ascis subfusoideo-cy- 

 lindraceis, apice valde incrassatis. 



Hab. ad truncum in regione Camorunensi Africr>? occid. — Var. 

 microsperma Speg. Fungi Guar. Pug. I, n. 212. — A typo vix 

 dilFert sporidiis conspicue minoribus, 8-9 5 3-3,5, opace fuligineis. 

 Ad truncos dejectos putrescentes in silvis -pr. Guarapi Brasilice. 



14. Xylaria Duchassaingii Rehm Exot. Pilze pag. 29G. t. V, f. 2. — ^iio 

 Stromatibus suberosis, erectis,- clavulis aubrotundis, undulatis, sub- 

 compressis, nigro-fuscis, intus pallescetitibus, 2 cm. alt., 1.5 cm. 



lat. ; stipite cylindrico, nigro-fusco, recto, glabro, 1 cm. long,, 2-3 

 mm. lat. ; peritheciis globosis, monostiche iinmersis, ostiolis semi- 

 globosis, nigris, poro couspicuo, pertusis subprominentibus ; ascis 

 cylindraceis, longissimis, 8-sporis; sporidiis fusoidois roctis vol 

 subcurvatis, continuis, crasse 1-nucleatis, fuscis, 18-21:^5-7, ma- 

 uostichis. 



Ilab. in ligno? Guadalupa. 



15. Xylaria piriformis Pat. Bull. Soc. Myc. 1888, p. i08. — Clavula 2i50 

 exacte piriformi, pruinosa, alba, sursuni rotundata, iiifra regula • 

 riter attenuata nec non rimosa et lineis nigris sulcata, 3 cm. circ. 

 long., 2 cm. cr., pedicello nigro, torto,. radiciforrai, 4-5 cm., 5 mm. 



cr. suffulta. 



Hab. in ligno putri, Randal d' Atures Venezuelae. 



16. Xyiaria Meilisii (Berk.) Cooke Grev. 1883, pag. 85, Hypnxyhn ^'i5i 

 Mellhii Berk. in Herb. — Stromate coriaceo, atro stipitato, ra- 

 muloso; clavulis cylindricis, ellipticis, lanceolatis, furcatis v. dif- 

 formibus, in ramulis brovibus congestis, intus albis; stipite tenui, 

 flGxili, ^labro, furcato; peritheciis globosis, atris, ostiolis prominu- 



lis, «^cHhris; ascis cylindraceis, slipitatis; sporidiis elliptico-lanceo- 

 latis, fuscis, 12 sO. 



Hah. in corticibus et lignis, in insula S. Helena. 



17. Xylaria Willsil Berk. in Herb. Cooko Grev. 1883. p. 86. — Car- 2i5i; 



