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81. Xylaria splendens B. et C. Cuban Fungi n. 807. — Globosa, coc- 1230 

 cinea, exsiccatione rugosa, stipite brevissimo. 



Hab. ad terram in Cuba. — Capitulum 25 mill. diam. vel am- 

 plius. Xyl. aurantiaca. proxime cognata, ceterum immatura. 



82. Xylarla compuncta (Junghuhn) Berk. Decad. 482*, Sphceria coin- i23i 

 puncta Jungh. Praem. Jav. p. 21, Hypoxylon compunctum Fr. 

 Symb. p, 130. — Globoso-difforrais, basi constricta, glabra, alu- 

 taceo-pallida, nigro-punctata, intus pallida radiatim fibrosa; pe- 

 ritheciis maximis concentricis, globoso-ovoideis; sporidiis ovoideo- 

 oblongis, 12-14 ^ 7-8, fuscis, 



Hab. in trunco prostrato mont. Burang-rang Javse, nec non 

 in Ceylon et Khasia India^ orient. — Subglobosa eximia, magni- 

 tudine pomi majoris. Difiert substantia raolliori a gen. Xylaria, 

 ceterum Xylarice- tabacince subaffinis (Berk.). Secundum Friesium 

 vero potius Hypoxylo adscribenda. 



83. Xylaria Puiggarii Speg. Fungi Argent. IV, Pug. p. 139. — Stro- 1232 

 matibus majusculis, 10-30 mill. diam., 10 mill. alt., compactissimis, 

 superne subaequaliter heraisphserico-applanatis, suborbicularibus, v. 

 confluenti-difforraibus, inferne irregulariter subconicis; contextu 

 atro, glaberrimo, levi, opaco, fragili, carbonaceo-corticato, intus 

 primo albo-farcto, dein fusco et laxe medulloso, postremo saepius 

 cavo; basi tuberculato-difi"ormi, ligno v. cortice innato-prorainula; 

 ramis plus minus elongatis, subrepenti-exsurgentibus, crebre ramu- 

 losis; ramulis gracilibus, densissirais, brevibus, strigoso-intricatis, 

 teretibus v. rautue corapressis, apice abrupte subgloboso-capitatis; 

 clavulis solitariis in quoque raraulo, dense aggregatis, obovato-sub- 

 globosis, e rautua pressione obtuse angulatis, 2-3 mill. diara., sur- 

 sura truncato-applanatis, raargine late obtuso, parce et laxissime 

 papilloso-asperulis, saepe centrura versus anulatim depressis, centro 

 tamen umbonato-prorainulo, levissimo ; peritheciis oranibus verti- 

 calibus (!!), raarginera clavulae occupantibus, ellipticis, v. ovoideis, 

 atro-carbonaceis, fragilibus, paucis, 10-12 in quaque clavula, ma- 

 jusculis, 0,7-1 raill. alt., 0,5-0,7 mill. lat., apice in ostiolum par- 

 vulura vix exertura papilliforrae abeuntibus; ascis cylindraceis , 

 apice obtuse ac crasse tunicatis, deorsura longe stipitatis, 80-100 



i; 9-10 p. sporif., 40-50:^5-8 stip., tetrasporis, paraphysibus mu- 

 cosis obvallatis; sporidiis recte monostichis, elongato-cymbiformi- 

 bus, utrinque obtusiuscule rotundatis, centro turaidulis, e latere 

 compressis, 28-30 ^ 5-6 e latere, 3-4 a. crass., non v. minute 2- 

 guttulatis, opace fuligiueis. 



