Pyrenomyeete, Sphteriaceae, Phseosporse, Xylnria. 

 sphoeroideis monostichis. late eonico-prominentibus, acutiascule 

 papillulatis 200-300 |i. diam.; ascia cylindraceis, longiascule pedi- 

 cellatis, apice obtusis p. spor. 70-72 « 9 octosporis; sporidiis mo- 

 nostichis, ellipsoideo -navicularibus, utrinquo acutiusculis, vulgo 

 guttulatis, fuligineis 12-12,5' * 7-7,5 ; paraphysibus iiliformibus, 

 hyalinis, ascos superantibus. 



/fab. ad folia putrida Cuyaba, Matto Grosso Brasiliae. — Xyl. 

 aritfatai proxime aiiinis. Stipos a basi ad medium patenti-villoso 

 nigricantc, a medio ad capitulum albo- villoso, 6-15 mm. Jong., 

 200-300 [A. cr. 



32. Xylaria procera Starb. Ascom. Regnell. exp. II, 1901, p. 24, f. 39. 2128 

 — Stromatibus e basi villoso-velutina subbulbiformi v. fere scle- 

 rotiacea solitariis v. doorsum subcouiiuentibus, simplicibus v. par- 

 titis, basim versus cylindraceis v. angulatis, ceterum complanatis, 

 plicato-rugosis, sursum applanatis, levibus, Celosim instar margine 

 arcuato-undulatis, inferius fuscescentibus, superne griseo-albescen- 

 tibus, marginem versus lutescentibus, contextu coriaceo-corneo, 



4 cm. longis, 1,5 cm. latis, 2-5 mm. crassis; conidiis (basidiis?) 

 claviformibus, hyalinis, 10-15 « 4-5. 



Hab. ad truncos, Porto Alcgro Eio Grande do Sul Brasilia3. — 

 Status conidicus tantum notus, hinc species incerta. 



33. Xylaria ramuligera Starb. Ascom. Rognell. exped. II, 1901, p. 25, 2127 

 fig. 40. — Stromatibus e basi subincrassata solitariis; stipite sim- 

 plici, atro, velutino v. patenti-villoso, parte fertiii ramulis curtis 

 interdum subuncinatis, solitariis v. fasciculatim conjunctis v. irre- 

 gulariter multifidis ornata; hymenio columellam obscuram colore 

 griseo-albicante vestiente, 1-2 cm. long., 1-2 mm. cr., contextu 

 coriaceo-fragili; conidiis fusoideo-clavatis, hyalinis, 6-9^2-4. 



Ifab. ad truncum humi jacentem putrem, Colon. Ijuhy Rio 

 grande do Sul Brasili;r. — Status conidicus tantum notus, ideo 

 specios dubia. 



34. Xylaria confusa Starb. Ascom. Regnell. exped. II, 1901, p. 24, 2128 

 fig. 38. — Stromatibus e basi scutellato-dilatata solitariis v. non- 

 nullis divergentibus, iiliibrmibus, interdum simplicibus plerumque 

 monopodii modo ramuligeris, ramulis horizontalibus v. oleganter 

 arcuatis acutissimis, interdum uncinatim acuminatis. usque 3 cm. 

 long., 0.3 niiii. lat., contextu ox hyphis agglutinatis formato; ba- 

 sidiis claviformibus conidioj^horis ex hyphis exeuntibus, 25-35« 

 10-12; conidiis piriformibus, Iiyalinis, 12 v 6. 



