Gasteromycetes, Lycoperdacese, Podaxon. 589 



stipitis efformata; gleba olivacea; sporis oblongis, biteolis, levibus, 

 4-4,5*^3; hypliis capillitii liiteis, 2-4 [a crassis. 



Hah. ad terram, Mindauao, Todaya, Mt. Apo, ins. Pbilipp. (El- 

 MER). — Specimen visnm incorapletum, vetustum, nimium compres- 

 sum ; cute peridii evanida, gleba compressa, ideoque celhilis, si 

 adessent, non amplius visibilibus, etc. Tamen ex notis datis spe- 

 cies facile recognitum et distinctum. 



PODAXON (Desv.) Fr. — Syll. VII p. 58, IX p. 267, XI p. 158, XIV 

 p. 257, XVI p. 232, XVII p. 219, XXI p. 468. 



1. Podaxon Paoli Baccarini, Nuovo Giorn. bot. it. v. XXI, 1914, p. 246, 2173 

 tab. III fig. 7-9. — Peridio oblongo 5,5 cra. long. 2 cm. lato, alu- 

 taceo, longitudinaliter striato, basi lacera, fibrillosa debiscente ; 

 stipite firrao 12 cra. longo 1 cm. lato, parce squamoso, oblique striato- 

 sulcato, basi incrassato et setulis fuliginoso-vinosis ornato, capillitio 

 nullo; gleba castaneo-vinosa ex bypbis castaneis laxis 2-7 [x latis, 



e basidiis aequaliter incrustatis; basidiis clavulatis castaneis 12-14 

 * 9-10 ; sporis ellipsoideis apice interdura apiculatis, castaneo-vi- 

 nosis 10-16 [i, long. 



Hab. in sabulosis inter El Sai et Torda, Sonialia, Africa trop. 

 (Paoli). 



2. Podaxon aegyptiacus Mont., Syll. VII p. 58. — Sacc, IS^otae Myc. 2174 

 XX, N. Giorn. bot. it. 23., 1916, p. 234. 



Rab. ad terrara sabulosara, Durr, in Erytbraea. — Procera species, 

 20-25 cra. alta; stipes basi incrassatus 2,5-3 cm. cr. Flocci ramu- 

 losi, binc inde tortuosi, 4-8 [i cr., aurantio-cinnamomei, apicibus 

 capitulato-sporigeris; sporae obovato-ellipsoideae, 12-14 * 9,5-10 cin- 

 namoraeae. 



3. Podaxon mossamedensis Welw. et Curr. — var. Paoli Baccarini (err. s. 2175 

 somahis) X. Giorn. bot. Ital., XXI (1914) p. 243, tab. III, fig. 1-3.— 

 Sacc, Xotae Myc XX, N. Giorn. bot. it. Vol. 23., 1916, p. 234. 



Hab. ad terrara sabulosam, Wacbiro iu Erytbraea. — A Pod. nios- 

 samedensi Welw. et Curr. videtur sat is differre stipite anulis plu-- 

 ribus adpresse squaraulosis ornato. Sporae globosae v. e globoso 

 obtuse subapiculatae, prirao 7-7,5 [x diara., subbyalinae, 1-3-guttu- 

 latae, dein e flavo castaneae 9-11 \i. diara. Statura totalis, in no- 

 stris, 13-15 cm. 



4. Podaxon Ferrandi Mattirolo, Aunali di Botanica v. XI 1913, p. 453, 2176 

 tab. X. — Peridio ovato-oblongo avellaneo, leve, binc illic squaraoso; 

 squamis floccosis crustaceis; basi lacera irregulariter debisceute ; 



