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369. Asteridium dietans Rehni, iredw. 1901, p. 167. — Perifcheciis 4(583 

 epiphylJis, aggregatis, folii sii{>erfio.if m ni^ro-tomoutosam reddeii- 

 tibus, sessilibus, globosis, astomis, glabris, nigris, parenchymatice 

 contextis, basi hyphis phirimis siraplicibiis, interdum subcurvatis, 

 fuacis, soptatis vix aliquantuhim ramosis, 250*3-4, insidentibus, 

 90-100 ft. diam. ascis eUipticia, sessiiibus, crasse tnuicatis, 35 «= 12, 

 8-sporis; sporidiis oblongo-clavatis, 1-3-septatis, hyalinis, 12-14 « 



3,5 distichis; paraphysibus raraosis. 



Hai). ad foha Baccharidis, in Brasiiia (Ule^ — Ascis spori- 

 diisque ab affinibus diversum; 



370. Asteridium nectrioideum Eehm, Hedw. 1901, p. 157. — Peri- i684 

 theciis hypophyllis, in maculis niycelii irregularifcer oblongis, ple- 

 rumque medio loccineis, versus marginem fuscidulo-nigricanfcibus, 

 laxe arachnoideo- velutinis, B-6 cm. long., 1,5 cm. lat. confertia, 

 globosis, glabris, astomis, coccineo-rubescentibus, dein fuscis, pa- 

 renchymatice contextis, 90-130 p.. diam., imprimis ad basira hy- 

 phis pihformibus, permultis, simplicibus, septatis, obtusis, rectis 



vel subcurvatis, primitus fere coccineis, dein hyalinis, scabriuscu- 

 lis, 200 « 6, obse.ssis; ascis oblongis, obtusis, 60 » 6-7, S-sporis; spo- 

 ridiis fusoideis, 2-4-ceIIuIaribus. hyalinis, 15-17 v 2,5, distichis; pa- 

 raphysibus filiformibus, l ^. cr. 



Hab. ad folia gramiuea in Brasilia (Ulej. — Habitus Para- 

 nectrice. 



371. Asteridium elegantlssimum Rehm, Hedw. 1901, p. 157. — Pe- 4685 

 ritheciis in maculis hypophyllis, plus minusve orbicularibus, ara^ 

 chnoideo-velutinis, nigro-fuficidulis, 0^-2 cm. diam., gregarie sea- 

 silibus,. globosis, astomis. parenchymafcice e ccllulis amplis fuscis, 

 contextis, glabris, 60-120 ^i diam.,ses8ilibus in myceiio hypharum 

 vix ramosarum, subsimplicium, axiscendentium, septatarum, fusea- 

 rum, 160 w 6-7., hyphopodia 1-ceIlularia, cylindracea vel clavata 

 triloba et stijiitata, 24 « 15, 1-Iateralia gerentium, itemque co- 

 nidia fusoidea, 2-s6ptata, fuscidula, 45 «^ 9; ascis ellipticis, sessili- 

 bus, crasse tunicatis, S-sporis, 60-80 «^ 26-30; sporidiis fusoideis, 

 ^-cellularibus, ad septum subconstrictis, dein 3-septatis, hyalinis, 

 36-40 ^ 10, 2-3-stichis; paraphysibuB arfcioulatis, 5 ^. cr. 



Hah. ad folia Leguminosje, Inga? in Brasilia. — Habitus 

 fere MeUohe. 



372. Asteridium tropicale Rehm, Hedw. 1901, p. 158. — Peritheciis 4Csg 

 in maculis epiphyllis, orbicularibus, arachnoideo-veLutini.^, nigris, 

 2-3 mm. diara., gregariis, globosis, glabris, astomis, nigvofuscis,. 



