HymenomycetEe, Clavariaceae, Pterula. 199 



Hedw. 1901, p. 324. — Tuberosum, fasciculato-ramosum, subru- 

 fum 6-8 cm. altum, ramis fasciato-compressis sulcatis, flexuosis, 

 repetito clichotomis v. trichotomis in axillis paullo compressis, haud 

 flabellatis, ramulis compressis, squarrosis, levibus, apice bifurcatis, 

 longe subulatis subteretibus v. denticulatis ; sporis ovoideis, basi 

 oblique apiculatis, liyalinis, levibus, 7-8 « 4-5. 



Hab. ad terram, Mussoorie, Arnigadh Indiae orient. 



7. Lachnocladium usambarense P. Henn. in Bot. Jahrb. 1904, p. 44. 694 



— Ciespitosum, pallidum, 6-8 cm. alt. ; stipite compresso, plus 

 minus elongato, basi mycelio ramoso, albido, superne repetito ra- 

 moso; ramis Jate compressis, axillis fiabeJJatis, membranaceis, di- 

 chotomo ramulosis; ramulis apice subulatis vel palmatifulis, pal- 

 lidis; sporis ovoideis, hyalinis, asperatis, 5-6 « 3-3,5. 



Hab. in ramis terra dejectis supra Amani, Ost Usambara 

 Africae orient. (Engler). 



8. Lachnocladium Zenkeri P. Henn. in EngJ. Bot. Jahrb. 1901, p. 42. 693 



— Syll. XVI, pag. 1116 (nomen). — Coriaceo-papyraceum, late 

 compressum, album, pruinosum, 5-7 cm. altum ; stipite comprosso 

 e myceJio membranaceo cretaceo oriente usque ad 2 cm. longo, 1 

 mm. cr., brunneolo, repetite dicJiotoino v. palmatifldo; ramis in 

 axillis late compressis, subflabellatis, ramulis apice membranaceis, 

 palmatifidis v. furcatis, apicibus scepe longe subulatis; sporis sub- 

 globosis v. ovoideis 3,5-4, levibus, hyalinis. 



Hab. ad folia putrida in silvis, Kamerun Afr. 



9. Lachnocladium moniliforme P. Henn. F. S. Paul. III, p. 198 (Iledw. '" > 

 1904). — Stipite sublignoso, sclerotoideo, ramoso, articulato-moni- 

 liformi, extus alutaceo pruinoso, intus pallido 3 cm. alto; articulis 

 fragilibus, subovoideis v. oblongis subteretibus 4-10 mm. longis, 3-4 

 mm. crassis, constrictis, ramis fasciculatis subcoriaceis, ferrugiuoo- 

 fuscidulis repetito ramosis, plerumque dichotomis, divergentibus, 

 compressis, c. 2-2 l / cm. altis, apicibus subulatis; sporis ovoideis, 

 3-4 ;j.., hyalino-subfuscidulis, levibus. 



Hab. ad terram, Serra da Cantareira, S. Paulo Brasiliae. — 

 Species notabilis, sed in genere dubia, praecipue ex oo quod ba- 

 sidia non reperta. 



PTERULA Fr. — Syll. VI p. 740, IX p. 255, XI p. 140, XIV 



p. 242, XVI p. 213. 

 1. Pterula aurantiaca P. Henn. F. Amaz. I, p. 174 (Hedw. 1904:. 69; 



— Tenax aurantiaca, sicca alutacea, 4-6 cm. alta, basi fasciculata; 



