624 PyrenomycetsB, Sphseriacese, Phseosporse, Xylaria 



monosticliis oblonge fusoideis, insequilateralibus, utrinque obtusis 

 vel subacutis, atris 15-20 « 4-6. 



Hab. in lignis putrescentibus. Maeaho, E-io de Janeiro Bra- 

 siliss. 



9. Xylaria brevipes Starb. Ascom. Regnell. exped. II, 1901, pag. 16, 2103 

 fig. 22-23. — Stromatibus caespitosis, simplicibus vel bifurcatis; 

 clavulis cylindraceis interdum compressis, longifcudinaliter medio 

 plicatis; peritheciis prominentibus s;epe sulcato-torulosis 1-3 cm. 

 long., 1-3 mm. latis; stipite breviusculo tereti vel subcompresso, 

 villosulo, basi bulboso pannoso; columella fragili, pallide brunnea; 

 peritheciis globosis, majusculis 400-500 ;j.. diam., papillula erum- 

 pentibus; ascis fere resorptis; sporidiis octonis, monostiehis, ina3- 

 quilateralibus, utrinque obtusis, fuliginois, 9-11 « 5-6. 



Ilab. ad truncos dejectos, Buriti, Matto Grosso Brasiliie. — 

 Videtur afftnis Xyl. columniferce Mont. 



10. Xylaria reniformis Starb. Ascom. Regnell. exped. II, 1901, p. 21, 2104 

 fig. 30. — Stromatibus subglobosis v. inferne applanatis, semiglo- 

 bosis vel reniformibus, siccis collabentibus, demum rimosis, extus 

 carbonaceis, modulla ochracea, sicca contracta, tabacino-violascen- 



ti, 15 mm. diam. vel 22-25 mm. lat. , 12-15 mm. cr. , 12-22 

 mm. alt. ; stipite a clavula distincto, brevi, oblique fixo v. bifur- 

 cato, basi subdilatato, vix rugosulo. atrato, 4-6 » 2-3 mm.; peri- 

 theciis perifericis, monostichis, subglobosis, 300-500 ;j.. diam.; ostio- 

 lis punctiformibus, contro papillulatis, vix prominentibus, nigris; 

 ascis cylindracois, longiuscule pedicellatis apice rotuudatis 110- 

 160« 8-12 p. spor. ; sporidiis octonis, monostichis, fusoideis, utrin- 

 que acutiusculis, fuliginois, 25-30^6-10; paraphysibus filiformi- 

 bus, ramulis, ^uttulatis. 



Hab. ad truncos, Buriti, Matto Grosso Brasilia?. — Habitus 

 Penzigiam cranioidem in memoriam revocat. 



11. Xylaria corrugata Har. ot Pat. Journ. de Bot. 1903, p. 13. — 2105 

 Valdo polymorpha, ssepius in laminam applanatam suporno latio- 

 rem basi cuneiformitor attenuata compressa, 3-5 cm. alta, 4 mm. 



cr., apice 2-4 cm. lat., nonnullis formis diversis sed somper com- 

 pressis ludons; stipito recto, carbonaceo, subcylindrico, plus minus 

 sulcato-rugoso, rufo-atro, statu juvenili tenuiter scruposo-villoso, 

 dein glabriusculo, clava a stipite discreta, atra, corrugata, minute 

 rugosa, ostiolis vix prominulis conspersa, intus farcta, albida; pe- 

 ritheciis immersis, globosis, atris; sporidiis subfusoidois, ina?quila- 

 teris, 20 « 10. 



