

Pyron(»inycat8B, Sphttriacea.', flyalodfdytriie, Apiospora. 477 



APIOSPORA Saco. — SyJl T p. 539. IX p. 659, XI p. 301, XIV 

 pag. b'M. 



'^ Phieou iHospora Sacc. et Syd. 8pnridia fusca v. olivacea. 



1. Apiospora Paulliniae Rehm Hedw. I90l, p. 115, t. A^I, f. 50. — n^ 

 iVritheciis in inaculis amphigonis, orbicularibus, rlavidis, dilute 

 nigris, marginatis, 2-3 ram. lat., ceutraliter 3-8 congregatis, inna- 

 tis, emergtnitibus, hemisphgerico-prominentibus, brevis^jime papillu- 

 latis, 0.3-0,4 mm. diam., globosis, glabris, atris, ].>a7-enehymatico- 

 contextis; ascis clavatis, apiee rotundatis, 55-60 « 10, 8-sporis; spo- 

 ridiis ovatis, inasqualiter 2-cellularibus, cellula superiore 7,5 « 5,. 

 inferiore raodo 2,5 '^ long., dikite fusciduUs, distiehis; paraphv- 

 sibus eonglutinatis, hyaiinis. 



Hdb. ad folium Pauliiniae, Tijuca, R\o de Janeiro Brasiliai 

 (Ule). — Observante ipso auctore, ob sporidia subcoiorata tam 

 hsec species et (luse sequeutes, i[uam Didyrno.sphceria BanJcsice Coolve 

 forte novum genus constituere merentur, qnod Phceoapiospora dici 

 potest. 



2. Apiospora pachyspora Rehm, Hedw. 190J, p. 114, t. VI, f. 49. — 1733 

 Peritheeiis plerumque epiphyliis, in medio macularum orbicularium, 

 flavidularum innatis, dein prorumpentibus, aicte congregaLis, nigris, 

 primitus albido-pruinatis, globosis, poro minutissimo pertusis, apice 

 demum eoncaviusculis, glabris, parenchymatico-contextis, 250-300 



/jt. ; ascis clavatis, in stipitera tenuem »jIongatis, erasse tunicatis, 60^ 

 70 w 15, 8-sp6ri8 ; sporidiis ellipticis, 2-cellularibus, cellula inferiore 

 minusc-ula, appendiciformi, primitus hyalinis, demum fusciJulis, 

 guttulis oleosis repleta, strato mucoso, 2 a. cr. obductis, 15-17 v 7 

 disticha; paraphysibus filiformibus, 2 ,a. 



Hab. ad folia viva Mikani.is in Brasilia (Ule). — An pro- 

 xima A. ooincrlenti adhuc imperfecte cognitfe ? 



3. Apiospora spaisa Earle, Bull. Torr. Bot Cl. 1899, pag. 634. — 1734 

 Peritheciis paucis, pleruraque binis v, trinis v. confluendo 12 v. 

 pluribus lineariter dispositis et subiculo parco inconspicuo insiden- 

 tibus, innatia, sed epidermidoni elevantibus rurapentibusquo, nigris, 

 minutis, 150-200 a. diam., oatiolo papilliformi ; aseis ovatip, le- 

 nuiter tunicatis, oa. 80 ^- 12-18; pa,raphysibus filiformibus, indistin- 

 ctis, sporidiis oblique monostiohis vel inordinatis, anguste ovatis, 

 utrinque obtusis. rectis v. leniter curvulis, hyaiinis v. subolivaceis, 

 20-22 5^- 6, ceilulis valde infpqualibus, iuferiore ea. 4 p.. diam. 



