Jylaria] xiii. pyrenomycetes (Smith). 475 



Ambaca. — On old trunks in the elevated woods near Puri-Oaca- 

 rambola ; Oct. 1856. No. 90. 



Bumbo. — In dense array in very damp, dense, primitive woods near 

 Bumbo ; Oct. 18,'J9. No. 135. 



6. X. digitata Grev. Flor. Edin. p. 355 (1824). 



Bumbo. — On large rotting trunks in the dense damp woods of Serra 

 de Xella, about 3000 ft. high ; Oct. 1859. Nos. 136 and 1366, the 

 latter on Nauclea. 



7. X. scopiformis Mont. Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. 2. vol. xiii. 1840, 

 p. 349. 



GOLUNGO Alto. — On old rotten trunks in the woods of Quilombo- 

 Quiacatnbia, in one place only, but frequent there ; Feb. 1855. No. 89. 

 This species has been recorded by Currey, I.e., p. 283, as Hypoxylon 

 scopiforme Mont. 



8. X. hippotrichoides Sacc. Syll. Fung. vol. i. p. 344 (1882). 

 GoLUNao Alto. — On branches near Cabanga rather rare, also on 



standing branchlets of Asparagus, etc., in Alto Quota and near Sange ; 

 Feb. 1855. No. 5. 



6. PORONIA Willd. Flor. Berol. Prodr. p. 400, 1787. 



1. P. claviformis Welw. and Curr, I.e., p. 281. 



PuNGO Andongo. — On rotten wood in caves of the rocks, Arimo do 

 Salgado, rare ; Dec. 1856. No. 85. Spores unknown. A second 

 specimen evidently the same but also without ascospores, on tufts of 

 burnt grass near Cazella ; Jan. 1857. No. 462. 



7. HYPOXYLON Bull. Champ, de Fr. I. p. 168, 1791. 



1. H. aunulatum Mont. Ann. Sci. Nat. 1855, Ser 4. vol. iii. p. 117. 

 Var. depressum Welw. & Curr., I.e., p. 283. 



Ambaca. — On old rotten trunks of trees near Cabinda ; Oct. 1856. 

 No. 69. On rotten trunks in the elevated woods near Puri-Cacaram- 

 bola ; Oct. 1856. No. 83. On old rotten trunks in woods near the 

 great cavern of Puri-Caoarambola ; Oct. 1856. No. 84. This specimen 

 is imperfect and somewhat doubtful. 



2. H. rubiginosiun Fr. Summ. Veg. Scand. p. 384 (1846). 

 GOLUNGO Alto. — On dead fallen branches in the woods of Serra de 



Alto Qaeta ; March 1855. Nos. 82 and 826. 



3. H. serpens Fr. I.e. 



GoLUNGO Alto. — Frequent on the bark of decayed branches of 

 various trees near Banya de Mussengue ; July 1855. No. 81. 



8. KRETZSCHMARIA Fr. Sum. Veg. Scand. p. 409 (1846). 



1. K. aggregata Sacc. Syll. Fung. Add. ad vol. i. p. xxix. (1883). 

 Hypoxylon aggregatum Welw. & Curr., I.e., p. 282. tab. 17. fig. 22. 

 GoLUNGO Alto.— On rotten trunks near Terras de Bumba covering 



almost the whole trunk of a large tree ; May 1856. No. 94. On 

 examining the plant I find a number of scattered spores in the 

 perithecia ; they are dark-brown, curved, tapering toward the ends and 

 measure 25 to 27 /* by 10 jti. A second specimen collected in Angola 

 is without date, locality or number. 



2. K. angolensis Sacc, I.e. 



Hypoxylon angohnse Welw. & Curr., I.e., p. 282, tab. 17. fig. 19. 



