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equal to or shorter than the tubular portion, about 5^ cm. wide '■> 

 peduncle erect, terete, smooth, about 8 mm. across, exposed portion 

 about 5-10 cm. long. Spadix entirely inclosed within the tube of 

 the sjDathe excepting the appendage, erect, nearly sessile ; axis an- 

 gustato-conical, white, about 3-4 cm. long ; appendage about 11-14 

 cm. long, exserted above, stout-flagelliform and gradually attenuated 

 above with an acuminated tip, compressed, usually purple, rarely 

 green {form% viridi-app^ndicula'a m.), the lower portion gradually 

 enlarged below and shortly acute at the base and 5-7 mm. across, 

 longitudinally rugose, naked or stout-fiml^riate (fimbriae erect-patent), 

 white below. Male flowers numerous, rather laxly disposed sur- 

 rounding the axis ; pedicel refiexed, white, greenish towards the top, 

 with 2-4 gilvous anthers at the top ; pollen white. Female flowers 

 numerous, closely placed, light green ; ovary small, sessile, globoso- 

 ovoid, smooth, shining, protrude above into a very short thick style ; 

 stigma whitish, depressed, about 2 mm. across. 



Nom. Jap. Shima-tennansho (nov. nom.). 



Hah. Prov. IDZU : Isl. Mkura (B. Negishi ! Feb. 1918). 



The corm is edible while that of the other common species such 

 as Ä. sarratum, japonicum, ringens, Thunbergii, etc. are poisonous. In 

 Isl, Mikura and the adjacent islands this corm is called " Hengodama " 

 by the native and used for food. 



Amorphophallus shichitoensis ]\I\kino, nov. sp. 



This species is found wild in Island of Mikura, one of so called 

 " Shichito of Idzu ", viz.. Seven Islands of the province of Idzu, where 

 the native esteems for the edible corm. The corm is often naturally 

 exposed on the surface of ground. The vernacular name is Yama- 

 konnyaku meaning " Hill- Amorphophallus ", and the new common 

 name is Shima-konnyiku meaning " Insular Amorphophallus ". The 

 wild species is sometimes cultivated. The deicrii^tion will appear 

 in the forecoming number. {To he continued.) 



Extract aus „ Annales Mycologici " Vol. XIII. (1915). 



{Fortsetzung.) 



Yoshlnagnia (P. Henn.) cb. emend. 



P. Hennings in Hedwigia XLIir, 1904, p. 143. 



Yo.'ihinagaia Quercus P. H. 



Auf lebenden Blattern von Quercus glauca, Kocbi, Tosa, Japan. 



Tgl. das oben unter Yoshbmqella (Coccoideae) gesagte.— K. Hara in MS. besch- 

 reibt seine Gattung 3Ionolovulia wie folgt : 



„ Parasitic on living leaves of Cupiiliferae. Stroma ilisciform, subcarbonaceous, 

 attached to the substraüim -with a short central stalk-like process at the flattened 

 base, dark coloured. Perithecia (loculi) veiy large, single to each stroma, situated 

 near the upper surface. Asci clavate or cyhndricaJ, 8-spored. Spores eUiptical, 

 hyahne, then coloured, many septate? Paraphysate.— 7. Quercus Hara: Stroma 

 e])iphyllo\is, gregarious or scattered, subcarbonaceoiis, disciform . . . margin hberate 

 dark coloured and minutely granulous on the convex surface and broMn or dark, 

 brown in.side. membranaceous, subcarnate, 1-2 mm. Perithecia (lociih) single to each 

 stroma, forming a continuoiLS layer. . . . Asci stipitate, 120-130 x 16-23 fx, roimdefl at 



