Pyrenoinyoeteae, Sphferiacese, Phfeospone, Xylaria. 529 



papiilatis, atris: ascis cyliiidraceis; sporidiis arcte fusifortaibus, re- 

 ctis curvulisve^, fuscis, 16-18 t; 4. 



llab. in ligno, Tweed River m Australia (?) (R. Fitzgerald). 



26. Xylarla trlvialis Speg. F. Puigg. n. 2QQ. — Stromatibus irregu- 2l(Ji 

 lariter subcylindraceis, atris, apice obtusis, undique fertilibus fra- 

 gilissiuils, intus cavis, 15-20 mm. lat,, 6-10 mm. cr. ; stipite plus 

 minusve evolulo, 10 mm. iat.; peritheciis globosis 0,5 mra. diam., 

 glabro suffultis; ascis cylindraceis, paraphysatis, octosporis, 5-6 a, 



cr. ; sporidiis navicularibus minutis, fuligineis, 10-4, 



Ilab. ad truncos dejectos putrescentes in silvis prope Apiahy 

 Brasilia?. — Species X. polymorphce affinis, sed stromate atro 

 subcyanescente cavo deflectens; an huc X. cubensis Mont, ? 



27. Xylaria fragariaeformis Speg. F. Puigg. n. 265. — Atra fragra- 2162 

 riieformis, iuferne sterilis, 12-13 ram. alt., 10 ram. cr., modice pe- 

 diceilata, intu^ farcta alba, lignosa; peritheciis globosis vix promi- 

 nulis, 0,5 /x. diam. ; ascis cylindracois octosporis, 200-250 s lO-ll 



p. .sp., paraphysatis; sporidiis submajusculis, elliptico-naviculari- 

 bus, fuligineis, 22-24^9-10. 



Ilab. ad caudices vetustos cariosos in silvis pr. Apiahy Bra- 

 siliaj. — Species pulcherrima X. polijmorpJKV affinis, forraa mox 

 tamen dignosconda. 



28. Xyiaria Thwaitosii iinrk. et Cooke in Grovillea XII, pag. l. — ?W3 

 Suberosa, cylindrica, rigida, iVagilis, obtusa, demum cava, 2,5-5 

 cm. alta, 0,6 cm. crassa ; stipite brevi v. obsoleto, subcrasso, gla- 

 bro; peritheciis carbonaceis, subglobosis, mediis ostiolis haud pa- 

 pilhitis; ascis cylindricis; sporidiis fusiforniibus rectis curvuiisve, 

 fuscis, 15-18 s 5. 



Hab. in iignis in insula Ceylon. — Aifinis X. /isluloscv^ sod 

 sporidiis latioribus, stromatibus externe levibus. 



29. Xyiaria saimonlCGior Berk. in Herb, Cooke Grev. 1883, p, 86. 2iC4 

 — Stromate erecto. suberoso, siraplici, clavato-cylindrico, supra 

 obtuso, infra attenuato, atro-brunneo, intus rubonte, salmoni-co- 



lori ; stipite brevissimo; peritheciis globosis, raiautis, nuraerosissi- 

 mis, ostioiis planis punctiformibus ; sporidiis igootis. 



Ilab. in iignis Neilgherries Indiae. — Clava 35 ram. longa, 6 

 mm. cr, ; stipite 6 mm. jong. 



30. Xyiaria capensis (Lev.) Sacc, Spha^ria (Cordiceps) capensis Lev. giss 

 Fragm. myc. pag. 141. — Receptaculo elongato cylindrico, apice 

 obtuso, cinereo, intus albo-tloccoso; stipite discreto, nudo, solido, ni- 

 gro, celluloso-reticuiato; peritheciis periphericis, innatis, globosi.s, 



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