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(b) Teliospores not in a gelatinous mass 

 X. Telia pulvinate, erumpent; chains of 

 spores short; I II — ; Senecio, Eupa- 

 torium, Calif-Guatem. 

 y. Telia columnar to filiform, superficial 

 (x) Telia short-cylindric, falling apart in 

 1-layered disks; I II — ; Cordia, 

 C-S Am. 

 (y) Telia elongate to filiform, not falling 



apart in disks 

 m. Promycelium typical, exserted; I 



II— 

 n. Promycelium internal; I II — ; 

 Tournefortia, Ecuador 

 c. Teliospores stipitate 



(1) Pycnia typically subcuticular 



(a) Teliospores single, without a cyst 

 X. Teliospores hyaline 



(x) Uredospores with median pores; 



I — ; Mimoseae 

 (y) Uredospores without pores; I — ; 

 Rubus 

 y. Teliospores dark 

 (x) Teliospores with pores 

 m. Teliospores with 2 pores; wall of 

 three layers; I — ; Crotalaria, 

 Guatemala 

 n. Teliospores with 3-x pores 

 (m) Uredia present; I — 

 (n) Uredia lacking; I II — ; Rosa, 

 N. A. 

 (y) Teliospores without pores; I — ; 

 Alchimilla, Eur., Java 



(b) Teliospores united in chains or pairs, 



or with a cyst 

 X. Teliospores in chains resembling 

 x-celled spores; I — ; Rosa, Rubus, 

 Am., Japan 

 y. Teliospores in pairs without cysts 

 (x) Each spore with a basal cell; I — ; 



Erythrina, C. Am. 

 (y) Basal cell lacking; I II — ; Mimosa, 

 Cuba 

 z. Teliospores single or paired, with a 

 cyst, or in 3 's without a cyst; Mimosa, 

 Australia 



(2) Pycnia subepidermal 



(a) Teliospores hyaline; aecia when present 

 without peridium or the latter very 

 evanescent 



X. Telia resembling uredia; I II — ; Hip- 

 pocratea, Porto Rico 



y. Telia normal 



Baeodromus 21:371, D 93 



Alveolaria 11:212, D 94 



Cionothrix D 94 



Trichopsora 11:206, D 94 



Maravalia D 66 

 Spirechina D 60 



Haplopyxis 23:829, D 65 

 Pileolaria 7:552, D 67 

 Ameris D 58 

 Trachyspora D 57 



Kuehneola 23:788, D 60 



Dichirinia D 67 



Diabole D 67 



Uromycladium 21:593, D 67 



Botryorhiza D 80 



