330 Sphaeriacerp, Pliaeosporse, Xylaria. 



N. Z. (Traveus). — Stroma 2-3 ceiit. alt., 12-10 inill. cr. Habitus 

 fere A". Lmgucc Lev. 



1)8. Xylaria collabens Mont. Syll. Crypt. n. 696 et Cent. II, n. 31, 1247 

 t. 9, i". 0, Acrosphccrm coUabens (Mont.) Conla Anleit. p. 136. — 

 Fragilissima, stipitata; stipite nigro-villoso, villo pateriti, .siraplici 

 aut furcato; clavula magna sphaerica, Cerasi magnitudine, nigra, 

 intus cava, extus subsquarrosula, appendice apicali brevi aut nulla 

 instructa; peritheciis periphericis magnis membraaaceis fuscis col- 

 labentibus, ostioli papillwformis prominuli limbo interno circulari 

 adnatis; sporidiis generis at duplo majoribus. 



llah. in cortice arborum in Guyana centrali (Lrprieur). 



99. Xylaria adscendens Fr. Nov. Symb. 128, Sph. adscendens Fr. 1248 

 Linnsea 1830, pag. 537. — Suberosa, simplex ramosave, clavuiis 

 compressis longitudinaliter costato-rugosis, laccatis, atris, stipitibus 

 adscendenlibus subglabris lacunoso-sulcatis; peritheciis immersis, 

 haud prominulis globosis amplis, sparsis. 



Hab. in truncis demortuis prope Tifuca Brasilia? (Beyrich). — 

 Stirps 3-4 uiic. alta, a A'. Hypoxylo non multum absimilis. 



100. Xylaria alpina Speg. Nov. Add. n. 64, Mich. II, 253. — Stroraa- 1249 

 tibus saepius solitariis, rarius in ca^spitibus 2-3 connatis, clavsefor- 

 mibus rarius subcylindraceis, rarissime lateraliter compressis, 2 cent. 

 altis, '/o-^o diain.; extus atris ruguloso-scabrosis, intus candidis ; 

 clavula peritheciis subglobosis, totaliter immersis, vix apice ostioli 

 exsertis, confertissimis, undique ornata; stipite atro, brevi, ligno 

 immerso, saepe subbulboso, pulvinulo depresso, subcirculari , to- 

 mentoso-ozoniaceo, atro-olivaceo circumdato; ascis longissime pe- 

 dicellatis, 40-45 ^: ^Y^-^ p. sporif., 100-110 ^: 1-1 Y^ stip., paraphy- 

 sibus crassis torulosis obvallatis, octosporis; sporidiis oblique mono- 

 stichis, navicularibus, rarius subellipticis, utrinque obtusiusculis, 

 1-guttulatis, fusco-fuligineis, 7-10:^4-5. 



Hab. in trunco carioso putrescente Abietis in sylva alpina 

 Cansiglio. in Italia boreali. 



101. Xylaria portentosa Mont. Syll. Crypt. n. 677 et Cent. I, n. 33, 12&0 

 Fl. Boliv., sub Sphceria (1839), p. 46, et Fl. Chil., VIII, p. 420, 



t. 9, f. 1, Sph. antilopea Lev. Ann. Scienc. nat. 1846. — Ligno- 

 sa ; stipite basi rainoso-subfasciculato, clavulis elongato-linguifor- 

 inibus atris intus cavis, undique perithecia magna superficialia ova- 

 to-globosa crassa papillata gerentibus ; ascis cylindraceis longe sti- 

 pitati.s, paraphysatis; sporidiis cymbiformibus binucleolatis. 



Hab. ad lignum emortuum in Chile (Alc. d'Orbigny), Guade- 



