200 Hypocreaccae, Hyalodidymae, Nectria. 



lipsoideum vel elongatum congestis, subglobo^^is, papillatis, levibus, 

 glabris, 0,25 mm. diam., translucentibus ; ascis clavatis, octosporis; 

 sporidiis biseriatis, ellipticis, uniseptatis, hyalinis, 10-12^3. 

 }Iab. in corticibus, Neilgherries in India (E. S. Berkrley). 



*15. Nectria paraguayensis Speg. Fung. Guar. Pug. I, n. 238. — 

 Acervulis hemisphserico-pulvinatis, superne depressulis, inferne le- 

 niter coarctatis, 1-2 mm. diam. 0,5 mm. crass., corapactis, sordido 

 lateritiis, obsolete minuteque fusco-punctulatis, vix granulosis, gla- 

 bris, intus gilvis; peritheciis elliptico-obovatis, in acervulorum stro- 

 mate peripherice immersis, vix prominulis, disco libero applana- 

 tulo, medio ostiolo minute papillulato, fusco ornatis, 150 y.. diam., 

 200 [J: altis, carnosulis, contextu subindistincto, vivide fulvo-rael- 

 leo, ascis 'Cylindraceo-subclavatis, mox diffluentibus, octosporis; 

 sporidiis ellipticis vel elliptico-elongatis, 1 1-18 r; 5-7, primo 2-4- 

 guttatis dein medio 1-septatis, constrictis, hyalinis, episporio lon- 

 gitudinaliter striato, loculis 1-2-guttulatis. 



Hah. ad corticeui ramorum putrescentiuai in duraetis, Cerro 

 Hu Bras. — Species primo obtutu pro N. vulgari facillime su- 

 menda sed satis ab illa abhorrens. 



*16. Nectria guarapiensis Speg. Fungi Guar. Pug. I, n. 235. — 

 Stromatibus cortice innatis, latissime ac plus minusve profunde ser- 

 pentibus, sordide e roseo lateritiis; peritheciis in stromatis vel ma- 

 tricis mutatae superficie densissime gregariis, acervulos plus mi- 

 nusve pulvinatos, 1-3 mm. diam., 0,5 mm. crass., rugoso-rimulosos, 

 discretos vel confluentes vel plagulas effusas, scruposo-undulatas, 

 5-25 mm. diara., efficientibus, udis, globosis vel globoso-depressis, 

 300-350 a. diam., pallide fulvis, glabris, levibus, siccis cupulato- 

 collapsis, rugulosis, raerabranaceo-carnosulis, contextu percrasse 

 parenchymatico-celluloso, cellulis 15 u. diara., fulvo-lateritio, ostiolo 

 minute papillato, pallescente, subfirabriatulo, prosenchymatico-sub- 

 hyalino donatis; ascls clavulatis, antice truncato-rotundatis, postice 

 breviter crasseque attenuato-stipitatis, 55-65:^10-14, aparaphysa- 

 tis, octosporis; sporidiis distichis vel subraonostichis, ellipticis vel 

 obovatis, utrinque late rotundatis, 14 = 7, medio 1-septatis, non vel 

 vix constrictis, hyalinis, levibus, loculis 1-guttulatis vel granulosis, 

 suba^qualibus. 



Jlab. ad truncorum cortices putrescentes in silvis prope Gua- 

 rapi Bras. 

 20. Nectria infusaria Cooke ot Hark. in Grevillea XII, p. 101. — 

 Canspitosa, eruinpens, pallido rubra; peritheciis paucis, ovalibus. 



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