Sphsoriacese, Phseosporse, Hypoxylon. 379 



planatis, pauUo tantuin prominentibus et stromatis superficiem ver- 

 ruculosam efRcientibus ; conidiis subglobosis, minutissimis in sterig- 

 matibus longiusculis, ramosis, septatis acrogenis ; ascis cylindricis, 

 longe pedicellatis, octosporis, paraphysibus filiformibus, stipatis, 

 75-100 i; 6-8 pars sporif. ; sporidiis oblique monostichis, oblongis 

 utrinque rotundatis, insequilateralibus v. fere curvuHs, rarius re- 

 ctis, nigricantibus, 12-14 ^:; 5-6. 



Hab. in ligno putri Salicis, Aceris, Fagi, Alni, Quer- 

 cus, Celtidis, Populi, Coryli, Ailanthi, Oreoda- 

 phnes, Carpini etc. in tota Europa, Sibiria, Borneo, Califor- 

 nia, New Jersey, Alabama, Argentina. 



116. Hypoxylon Archerl Berk. Fl. Tasm. II. p. 280. — Aterrimum; 1449 

 peritheciis subglobosis, truncatis, rugosiusculis, umbilicatis, ostiolo 

 papillaeformi ; sporidiis brevibus, 10 ^ 4-5, fuligineis. 



Hab. in ligno putri in Tasmania (Archer). — Ostiola in cen- 

 tro areolae depressse sita. 



117. Hypoxylon effusum Nits. Pyr. Germ. p. 48. Sacc. F. ital. t. 572. i450 

 — Stromate in ligno superflciali, longe lateque effuso, tenui, fusco- 

 atro V. tandem aterrimo, laevi, nitido; peritheciis prominulis den- 

 sissime stipatis, raajusculis, subglobosis, vertice rotundatis v. saB- 

 pius depressis, disciformi-planis, medio papillatis; ascis cylindricis, 

 pedicellatis, paraphysibus tenuissimis, simplicibus stipatis, 44-60 s 5 



p. sporif. ; sporidiis monostichis, ovatis, utrinque obtusissimis, re- 

 ctis V. nonnihil inasquilateralibus, fuscis, minimis, 6-8^3-4. 



Hab. in ramis decorticatis corticatisque Salicis et Casta- 

 nre pr. Coburg, (Estrich, Germani?e et Padova Italiae bor. — In 

 exemplaribus italicis asci 50 ^; 3,5 ; sporidia 5-5,5 ^ 3. Toto habitu 

 Hypoxylo Archert accedit. 



118. Hypoxylon Sassafras (Schw.) Berk. N. Amer. Fungi p. 162. 1451 

 Sph. Sassafras Schwein. Syn. Car. n. 10. — Erurapens, nigra, pe- 

 ritheciis paucis maximis, stromate fulvo-ferrugineo cinctis, ostio- 



lis miniinis deciduis ; ascis ; sporidiis oblongis, 20 a. longis. 



Hab. in cortice Sassafras officinalis et Perse», Geor- 

 gia, Carolina, Yonkers, Americse borealis. — Intra rimas longitu- 

 dinaliter effusum, demum ubi cortice orbatur dilatatura ; perithecia 

 pisi fere magnitudine, globosa, extus intusque atra; raro e mutua 

 pressione varia, superne stromate tenui bicorticato tecta ; ostiola 

 minuta, distantia, decidua, unde superficies pertusa; occurrit etiam 

 subsimplex. 



119. Hypoxylon styglum (Lev.) Sacc. Sphceria (connata) stygia Lev. 1452 



