334 Sphfflriaceae, Phfeosporas, Xylaria. 



peritheciis sphfericis lateiitibus meinbranaceis, ostiolis prominulis 

 atris ; stipite patenti-villoso attenuato; ascis cylindraceo-clavatis, 

 80 s 5, paraphysatis ; sporidiis minutis cymbiformi-gibbis, 10 u.. 

 longis. 



Jlab. a.i\ ioVvd Guttiferaj cujusdam, Cayenna (Leprieur), Bor- 

 neo (FJeccari), Cuba in foliis Clusi?f} etc. (Berk.). — Sparsa, in 

 foliis coriaceis insititia. Stipes simplex, e basi parum crassiori fi- 

 liformis, ultra pollicem et dimidium lonp^us, rigidus, interdum paul- 

 lisper flexuosus, desinens in clavulam oblongam, 3-4 mill. longam, 

 Y^ crassam, ostiolis exasperatam, mucronatam. Totus fungus um- 

 briiuis, glaber, levis (Ces.). 



115. Xylaria apiculata Cooke Nev. Zeal. Fungi in Grev. VIII, 6Q. — uai 

 Simplex, gracilis, stipitata, atra; capitulis cylindricis, superne api- 

 culatis ; peritheciis prominulis, papillatis; stipite veliitino; ascis cy- 

 lindraceis; sporidiis uniseriatis, lanceolatis, subcurvulis, atro-brun- 

 neis, 20-22::; 7. 



Hab. in ligno putri Maungaroa Novae Zelandiae. — Stipes 25- 

 38 inill. altus, clavula 12 mill. long. 2 mill. cr, apice spinulosa. 



116. Xylaria Tulasnei Nits. Pyr. Germ. p. 8, X. pedunculata var. i265 

 pusi/la Tul. Carp. II, p. 18, t. II, fig. 1-28. — Stromate e terra 



V. e fiino cuniculari apice clavuligero erumpente, simplici, nigri- 

 cante, gracili, filiformi, flexuoso v. contorto, basi plerumque varie 

 incrassato, sclerotiiformi, plerumque sub clavulam nec non ad ba- 

 sin versus pilis copiosis hirsuto, ceterum vari;e longitudinis; hy- 

 menio conidifero cinereo; conidiis obovato-globosis minutissimis; 

 clavula perithecigera subglobosa vel e basi maxime incrassata in 

 apicem sterilem acutum sensim attenuata, peritheciis prominulis 

 mamraillosa; ascis cylindricis, breviter pedicellatis, octosporis, pseu- 

 doparaphysibus longissimis, filiformibus, tenerrimis, septatis obval- 

 latis ; sporidiis submonostichis, late ovatis, obtusissimis, rectis, ni- 

 gricantibus, strato crasso, hyalino, involutis, 24^12-14. 



Hab. in humo fimo Cuniculorum stercorata in Gallia, -Bri- 

 tannia et Germania. — A A". pcdunculata statura multo minori 

 difl^ert. 



117. Xylaria stuppea (Wallr.) Nits. Hedw. 1868, p. 83. Sph. stup- 1266 

 pea Wallr. Crypt. Germ. n. 4114. Sph. digitata .3 rhizoides Fr. 



El. II. 56. — Stromate nigro fusco, tegmine stupposo stipato-con- 

 texto, stratum medullare album ambeunte tecto, moUi, e basi rhi- 

 zode ramosissima implexa in stipites proliferos, inferne bulbo.sos, 

 superne in apicem primura albo-pruinosuin tenuatum, dein perithe- 



