314 



245. Xylaria myosurus, Mont.(?) — Lloyd has identified, 

 specimens (No. 269), collected on a rotten trunk at Katoomba 

 in December, 1916, as probably immature examples of this 

 species. Conidiospores 7 to 10*4 x 35 to 4 /a, dagger-shaped. 



246. Xylaria faveolis. — Lloyd, Xylaria Notes, i., 1918, 

 p. 9, figs. 1214-1216. — Lloyd has identified specimens for us 

 (No. 440), referred to and figured in the above Notes. The 

 plants were collected at Dorrigo in January, 1918 — asci about 

 70 x 6 /a, spores 10'4 x 4 fx, blackish, one side a little flattened. 



247. Xylaria hypoxi/lon, Grev. : Fl. Edin., 355; Sacc. : 

 Syll., 1260;'Cooke: Handb. Austr. Fungi, No. 1547 (Q'land). 

 — Lloyd has identified as probably the conidial form of this 

 species specimens (No. 268) found at the base of a dead tree- 

 fern at Katoomba in December, 1916 — conidiospores 8*5 x 2 /a, 

 elongated, one end more pointed. 



Sarcoxylon. 



248. Sarcoxylon Le Rati (Hennings). Lloyd: Mycol. 

 Notes, 1917, No. 47, p. 668, fig. 960; Xylaria gigas(l), 

 Cooke: Handb. Austr. Fungi, No. 1539 (N.S. Wales), is 

 thought by Lloyd to be possibly this species. — Lloyd places 

 this genus close to Xylaria. He has identified for us as 

 Sarcoxylon Le Rati the specimens mentioned in his Myco- 

 logical Notes. The species was previously, he states, only 

 known from New Caledonia. Our specimens were found on 

 the ground under trees at Lisarow, New South Wales, in 

 December, 1916. The plants when fresh were in shape some- 

 what like large examples of one of the forms of Polysaccinn 

 pisocarpium , i.e., broadly club-shaped. They were attached 

 to large irregular white mycelial masses in the ground. The 

 surface was covered with a yellow efflorescence showing 

 numerous conidial spores (8*5 to 12"5 x 2 to 3*4 jul). On sec- 

 tion the centre was whitish and surrounded by a broad 

 yellowish layer, whilst outside this was a black line covered 

 with the yellow efflorescence. Smell unpleasant. 



PORONIA. 



249. Poronia punctata, L. Cooke : Handb. Austr. Fungi, 

 No. 1548 (Vict., Tas., W. Austr.). — Specimens collected on 

 dung at Orange in October, 1916, were identified by Lloyd 

 (No. 227) — asci 156 fx long, spores black, 26 to 27 x 15-5 jul. 



250. Poronia oedipus, Mont.: Ann. Sci. Nat., 1855; 

 Cooke: Handb. Austr. Fungi, No. 1549 (Vict., N.S. Wales, 

 Q'land). — We have two New South Wales collections, both 

 identified by Lloyd (Nos. 225 and 226) — asci 121 x 17 jm, spores 

 oval, surrounded by mucus, 19 x 8*5 /x (immature). 



