24S Gast-eromycefeF?. Hymcjjogastrareff', Ortaviania. 



OCTAVIAMIA Yitt. --- Syll. VII p. 158, IX j^^. 230, XI pag 169, 

 XIY p 267. 



1. Octaviania SOCialis Harkn. Proc. Cajif. Acad. Sc. 1899, pag. 252, 856 

 tab. XLII, -(10;. 5. — Epjgaea. inagna, S cm. cliam., superiicip pro- 

 funrle usque ad basim sulcata. basi distinote fibrillis numerosis, 

 ram.osis pr;pdita; gleba roseola, ccllulis irregularibus; sporis glo- 

 bosis, echinulatis. J2-11 /jl. diam. 



FTah. gregarie in supei-fioie terrne sub Eucalypti arboribus 

 in California. 



2. Octaviarila brunneola Harkn. Pi or. Calif Acad. S*. 1899, p. 251. S57 

 — Globosa, 5 om. diarn., ievis, basi absorbenti distiucta, fibrillis mi- 

 Hutis inatructa; cellulis variis, subrotundis vel tortuosis ; basidiis 

 4-sporis; sporls globosis, bruimeis, echiuulatis, 6-10 pi diara. ^ 



Hah. in terra in California, ™ 



B. Octaviania monlicola HarVn. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc 1.899, p. 251, ^^ 

 tab. XLII, fig. 3. — Magna, B cm. diam , irregulariter globosa, 

 asperula, flexilis, alutacea; basi absorbenti prominula, fibTillis in- 

 structa; gleba spongiosa. castaneo-brunnea ; cellulis minutis; basi- 

 diis 4-sporis; sporis ovati?:, echinulatis, 12 « 10 



Hah. in terva sabulosa in regionibus montanis Californiae. 

 4. Octavianla occldentaiis Harku. Proc. Calif Acad. Sc. 1899, p. 253, ^ 

 tab XLIf f. 4. — Magna, 2'/, cm. diam , scmiglobosa, ex albo 

 brunnea. fonientello-gossypina; basi absorbenli firma, fibriliis ra- 

 mosiM instructe,.; gl<>ba alba; ceilulis oblougis v. subrotundis; ba- 

 sidiis 4-sporis; sporis breviter pedicellatis, hyalinis, globosis, echi- 

 nulatis, 14 fx. diam. 



Hab. ad terram in Gai.fornia. 

 6. Octavianla borne?)??!? L Potri, 1900. Malpighia XIV, p. 128, t. II, 860 

 fig. 12 19-20, t. III, f. 4. — Globosa, floccis verrucas simulanti- 

 bus prs^dita, in basim sub.stipitiformem producta; peridio crasso, 

 ad basim magis incrassato, a gleba non separaibili; gleba compacta; 

 lacunis irregula.ribus, minutissimis, septis gelatinosis crassiusculis e 

 Via^i sferili irradiantibus; sporis .sphgericis, lutois, ccliinatis, 9-10 u. 

 diam., 2-4 in quocumque basidio. 



Hoh. ad terram. Sarawak, Horneo fBECOARii. — Fungus (ex 

 icone) 2,5 crn "r. 

 6. Octaviania. citrina Harkn Proo Calif Acad. Sc. 1899, p. 252. — 861 

 Globosa, alba; pcridio tomentello-gossypino ; basi abborbenti spon- 

 giosa. fibrillis nullis; gleba aurantiaca; cellulis irregularibus ; ba- 



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