Sphasriacese, Phseosporse, Hypoxylon. 375 



obvallatis, 80-88 ^ 6-7 p. sporif. ; sporidiis monostichis, ovatis, inae- 

 quilateralibus v. subrectis, nigricantibus, 12 c; 5. 



Hab. in truncis decorticatis Fagi sylvaticae prop. Treviso, 

 Italia bor., pr. Miinster, Germania, socio Demalio virescente A. 

 et S. (= Botryiis geniculata Corda^). 



98. Hypoxylon perforatum (Schw.) Fr. Summ. Veg. Scand. pag. 38 i. 1431 

 Nits. Pyr. Germ. pag. 40. Sph. perforata Schwein. Syn. Carol. 



n. 45. — Stromate in ligno v. rarius in cortice superficiali, efFuso 

 maculiformi, brevi, immo subhemisphaerico, crasso, contiguo, peri- 

 theciorum in stromatis superficie ceterum, saepe omnino non discer- 

 nibilium foraminibus minute cribroso-perforato, rubiginoso- v. pur- 

 pureo-fusco, tandem nigricante saepe confluente, hymenio conidife- 

 ro, cinereo-albido, dilute rubescente, pulveraceo ; conidiis minutis- 

 simis, ovoideo-subglobosis; sterigmatibus breviusculis, subsimplici- 

 bus v. ramosis septatis; peritheciis monostichis, stipatis, ovatis v. 

 subglobosis mutuaque pressione liaud raro compressis, nunc omni- 

 no immersis, nunc contra prominulis, ostiolis umbilicatis, hymenii 

 reliquiis primo ssepe albido-pulverulentis, in stromatis superficie 

 apertis ; ascis longe pe;licellatis, cylindricis, octosporis, paraphysi- 

 bus tenerrimis, flliformibus simplicibus superatis, 60-90 =; 7-9 p. 

 sporif. ; sporidiis oblique monostichis, ovatis, utrinque obtusis, ra- 

 rius acutiusculis, subrectis, v. insequilateralibus, nigricantibus ple- 

 rumque 12- rarius 10-14^:5-7. 



Hab. in lignis putridis B e t u I ae, C r n i, A r u n d i n a r ite, B a m- 

 busse, Liquidambaris, Fagi, Salicis, Fraxini in America 

 bor., India orient., Ceylon, nec non pr. MUnster et Cappenberg 

 Germanise. 



99. Hypoxylon miniatum Cooke, Grev. VII, p. 80. — Eff^usum, irre- 1432 

 gulare, convexum, lateritio-brunneum ; peritheciis connatis, ovoi- 

 deis, leviter papillatis; stromate vivide aurantio-rubro ; sporidiis 

 late ellipsoideis, inaequilateralibus, 10^:5-6, brunneis. 



Hab. in lignis decorticatis in Britannia. — Stromate rainiato mox 

 dignoscenda species, 



100. Hypoxylon atropurpureum Fr. Summ. Veg. Scand. p. 384, Nits. 1433 

 Pyr. Germ. p. 48. Sacc. F. ital. t. 577. Sphceria airopurpiu-ea 



Fr. S. M. II. 340, an Tode? — Stromate in ligno nigrificato lon- 

 ge lateque effuso, ambitu vario ssepeque interrupto, superficiali te- 

 nui, tamquam ex peritheciis, basi plerumque applanatis, vertice de- 

 presse rotundatis, prominulis, minutissime papillatis, majusculis, 

 ordine saepe irregulari connatis formato , primo purpureo-fusce- 



