Discomycetae, Elaphomycetacese, Elaphorayces. 589 



lularibus, gutta magna centrali instructis, dein medio septatis, haud 

 constrictis, hyalinis, 10-16^4-6, 1-2-stichis; paraphysibus filifor- 

 mibus conglutinatis. epithecium dilute flavidulum formantibus. 



Hdb. in ligno putrido in silvis, Lyndonville New York Amer. 

 bor. (Fairman). 



Fam. 7. OuygenaceaB Fr. 



DENDROSPH/ERA Pat.. Bull. Soc. Myc. France XXIII (1907; p. 69 

 (Etym. dendron arbor et sphcura). — Humicola; ascoma stipita- 

 tum, sursum ramosum apicibus capitato-globulosis, primum floc- 

 cosum dein denudatum ; gleba ceracea dein pulveracea. Asci ro- 

 tundati v. ovoidei, octospori, evanidi; sporidia simplicia, sphae- 

 roidea, fere hyalina. — Gen. Onygence et Trichocomce proximum. 



1. Dendrosphaera Eberhardti Pat., 1. c. p. 69. — Stromate stipitiformi 6284 

 erecto radicato, infra simplici cylindraceo, levi v. sulcato-rugoso 

 10-16 «3-6 mm. non carbonaceo, brunneo-rubro basi obscuriore, 

 hyphis confertis gracilibus (3 a. cr.) flavidis, septatis constituto, 

 supra ramoso, ramis plus minusve elongatis, apice subgloboso-in- 

 crassatis, 2-6 mm., primum albis dein flavo-auratis, intus plurilo- 

 cularibus; ascis globosis v. ovoideis, 30-50*20-27 raro uno latere 

 attenuatis, octosporis; sporidiis sphseroideis 8-10 i^. diam., grosse 

 uniguttulatis, primum levibus demum ob incrustationes asperulis 

 V. irregulariter echinulatis. 



Hab. ad terram in silva Djirin, alt, 1600 m. Indo-China (Ebee- 

 haedt). 



Fam. S. Elapliomycetaceoe Ttjl. 



ELAPHOMYCES Nees — Syil. YIII p. 863, X p. 80, XI p. 441. 



1. Elaphomyces virgatosporus Hollos, Ann. Mus. Nat. Hung. VI (1908) 6286 

 p. 318. — Globosus V. compressus, sulcatus v. excavatus, magni- 

 tudine nucis avellanse v. juglandis, mycelio umbrino instructus; 

 velo papillis obtusis vel spinulis truncatis crassis sparso et inae- 

 qualiter tecto, asper, carbonaceus, obsoletus, durus, fragilis, sene- 

 sceudo rimosus ; cortice albido, albo-griseo, velum sequante v. cras- 



