Sphseriaceae, Hyalosporae, Botryosphseria. 461 



16. Botryosphaeria syconophila (De Not.) Ces. et De Not. Schema p. ^'^''^ 

 212. Sphceria stjconophila Micr. ital. D. VI, p. 100, fig. V. Dothi- 

 dea syconophila Dur. et Mont. Alg. 545. — Acervulis erumpen- 

 tibus, atris, 1-2 mill. lat., parum prominulis, discoideis v. oblon- 



gis ; peritheciis minutissimis, numerosis subastomis, atris, vertice 

 saspe acutis, nucleo albo, saepius biseriatis ; ascis clavatis, deorsum 

 attenuatis, saepe torosis, paraphysatis, octosporis, 140-145 ^; 20-25; 

 sporidiis ovoideis intus guttulatis v. grumosis, pallidis, 25 ^ 8-10. 

 Hai. in cortice emortuo Fici Caricae prope Genuam (Italia) 

 et in Algeria. 



17. Botryosphaeria Meliae (Schw.) Sacc. Sphceria (confluent.) Melice 1778 

 Schw. Syn. Am. bor. n. 1443, Fr. El. II, 86. Melogramma Melice 

 (Schw.) Berk. in Grev. — Satis polymorpha; junior ex epidermide 

 prorumpens et ab ea cincta, caespitulum sclerotioideum subrotun- 

 dum, griseo-fuscum sistente ; peritheciis in superficie vix promi- 

 nentibus, intus albo-farctis ; provectiori eetate caespitulis elonga- 

 tim et seriatim confluentibus , peritheciis fere omnino liberatis, 

 pluribus tamen in unum connatis, apice applanato, ceterum rugo- 



sis, difl^ormibus vix albofarctis; ostiolis iadistinctis hysteriimorphis : 

 fructificatione (teste EUis) Botryosphseria?. 



Hab. vulgatissima in ramulis Melise Azedarach, Caroiina, 

 America boreah. 



18. Botryosphaeria Hibisci (Schw.) Sacc. Sph. (confluentes) Hibisci 1779 

 Schw. Syn. Am. bor. n. 1444. Melogramma Hibisci {Schv/ .) Berk. 



in Grev. — Csespitulis elongatis confluentibus, saepe varie flexuo- 

 sis, ex epidermide prorumpentibus, epidermide substellatim fissa, 

 circum circa erecta, sed non csespitulum denudante ; superficie cae- 

 spituli applanata; peritheciis nigris, pulvere parco fusco-atro ad- 

 spersis, papillatis, ovatis intus albo-farctis, prominentibus. 



Hab. rarius in truncis emortuis Hibisci rosei, Salem, Amer. 

 bor. — Fibras corticales quibus adhserent csespituli cum ligno ni- 

 grescunt. Fructificatio Boiryosphcerice, teste Ellis. 



19. Botryosphaeria praestans (Lev.) Sacc. Spkceria (caespitosa) prce- 1780 

 stans Lev. Ann. Scienc. nat. 5, 1846, p. 259. — Stromate corti- 



cali efi^uso nigro, peritheciis erumpentibus, prominentibus, ovatis, 

 rugulosis, atris; ostiolis conicis pertusis; ascis magais clavatis, pa- 

 raphysatis, octosporis ; sporidiis ovoideis continuis, hyalinis. 

 Hab. in Insula Gallias ad cortices (A. Du Petit-Thouars). 



20. Botryosphaeria sorosia (Lev.) Sacc. Sphceria (caespitosa) sorosia mi 

 Lev. Ann. Scienc. nat, 3, 1845, p. 49. — Erumpens; peritheciis 



