Discomycetpp, Pezizaceae, Helotium. 647 



u. IV, n. 64, Ann. Myc. v. IV (1906) pag. 311. — 'Nomen nu- 

 dum). 



Ilah. in ligno in Brasilia, America austr. 



HELOTIUM Fr. — Syll. VIII p. 210, X p. 6, XI p. 402, XIV 

 p. 762, XVI p. 726, XVIII p. 47. 



1. Helotium Staudtii P. Henn., Engl. Jahrb. XXXVIII (1905) p. 128. B480 

 — Ascomatibus gregariis, ceraceo-carnosis, subsessilibus, primo sub- 

 turbinato-cupulatis, dein subdiscoideis, marginatis, extus pallide 

 pruinosis, margine integro v. crenulato, 0,4-0,8 mm. diam., disco 

 concavo v. plano, flavido-brunneolo; ascis elavatis, apice obtuse 

 rotundatis. octosporis, 30-45^3-3,5; paraphysibus filiformibus, se- 

 ptatis 1,5-2 a. cr. ; sporidiis oblique mono- v. subdistichis, clavatis 



V. subfusoideis minute 2-guttulatis, hj^alinis. 



^a&. in superficie interna corticis Baphiae, Lolodorf Kamerun 

 AfricsB centr. 



2. Helotlum Verbenae Cavara, Rev. Mycol. XI (1889) p. 178, t. 88bis, 6481 

 f. 2. — Ascomatibus sparsis, stipitatis. firmis, majusculis, cupula 

 primo infundibuliformi, demum expansa, pallide lutea, tomentosa, 

 margine crenato-fimbriato, 1-2,5 mm. alta, disco plano levi, initio 

 luteo dein ochraceo; stipite 1,5-3 mm. alto, crassiusculo, basi lu- 

 tescenti, superne albicante; ascis cylindraceo-clavatis, 100-110 ^ 

 9-10, octosporis; paraphysibus filiformibus, continuis; sporidiis cla- 

 vatis, leniter curvis, unicellularibus, monostichis, utrinque v. tan- 

 tum basi cilium gerentibus, 20-22 >* 4-5. 



/7a6. in caule emortuo Verbenie officinalis, Paviainltalia 

 boreali. 



3. Helotium nubilipes Boud., Icon. Mycol. t III. pl. 491 (1907), Hist. 5482 

 et Classif. Discomyc. Europe (1907) p. 111. — Medium, albidum, 



3-5 mm. altum, totidem latum, stipite elongato, minutissime pu- 

 berulo, ad basim nigrescente, cupula marginata dein plana, extus 

 glabra; ascis clavatis. octosporis, 140-160*12-13, foramine mar- 

 ginato; paraphysibus linearibus, ad apicem paululum incrassatis, 

 granulosis, 5-6 ;j.. cr. ; sporidiis majoribus, 22-34^5-6, clavsefor- 

 mibus, antice rotundatis, ad basim acutiusculis, albis, intus guttulis 

 iniequalibus prsssertim ad extremitates repletis. 



Hah. in paludosis sub caulibus Cirsii oleracei, Montmo- 

 rency, Gallia. 



4. Helotium herbarum (Pers.) Fr. — Syll. VIII, p. 217 — (= Phia- B483 

 lea Ilymenula (Fuckel) Sacc, Syll. VIII. p. 262) — var. Tanacetl- 



