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7. Teliospores ellipsoid (17-27 X 37-65 ll). 

 6. Pores 5-7 in each cell, scattered. 

 4. Telia borne on the leaves. 



8. Telia pulvinate, or hemispheric. 



9. Teliospores ellipsoid (15-27 X 36-45 ll). 



9. Teliospores pastilliform (20-39 X 36-75 ll) . 

 8. Telia tongue-shaped or truncate. 



10. Teliospores small (18-23 X 45-55 ji). 

 10. Teliospores large (16-22 X 45-72 /x). 



1. Telia caulicolous, often causing witches ' broom effect. 

 11. Telia cylindrical, teliospores 47-86 /i long. 

 11. Telia hemispheric, teliospores 37-52 ll long. 



11. Telia hemispheric, teliospores 52-65 ll long. 

 1. Telia caulicolous, causing more or less hypertrophy. 



12. Telia on galls or gall-like excrescences. 



13. Galls irregular, often breaking forth in succession along fusiform swellings, 



betheli (or nelsoni). 



m nil iporum. 



asiaticum (or nipponicum). 



formosanum. 



exiguum. 

 h afkn essianum . 



gracile. 

 nidus-avis, 

 vauqueliniae. 



sometimes isolated 

 13. Galls globoid, subgloboid, or reniform. 

 14. Telia laterally compressed. 

 15. Telia wedge-shaped. 



16. Teliospores with papillae over pores. 

 16. Teliospores without papillae. 

 15. Telia irregularly compressed, often confluent. 

 14. Telia terete, somewhat conic, chestnut-brown. 

 17. Teliospores with hyaline thickening over pores. 



17. Teliospores without hyaline thickenings. 

 14. Telia subcylindric. 



18. Telia cylindric-acuminate 10-20 mm long, golden-brown 



18. Telia mostly tapering, 6-10 mm long, chestnut-brown. 

 14. Telia pulvinate. 



19. Teliospores small (18-25 x 34-50 ll) , following aecia. 

 19. Teliospores medium (23-29 X 45-58 ll) , without aecia. 



12. Telia on fusiform swellings (sometimes on large branches or trunks). 

 20. Telia hemispheric, applanate, or pulvinate. 

 21. Pedicels of teliospores terete. 



22. Pores 1, near the septum in lower cell, apical in upper cell. 

 22. Pores 2, near the septum, or 3 in upper cell with 1 apical. 

 22. Pores 4 or more, near the septum, rarely or 1 or 2 additional above 

 and below. 

 21. Pedicels of teliospores carotiform. 

 20. Telia cristiform, or crenate. 



20. Telia wedge-shaped, often irregular and lacunose. 

 23. Teliospores medium-sized (42-55 ll long). 



23. Teliospores large (57-66 ll long) . 

 20. ^Telia conic or often laterally compressed, higher than wide. 



24. Teliospores ellipsoid (30-60 ll long) . 



24. Teliospores fusiform, falcate, or sigmoid (46-90 ll long), 

 20. Telia cylindrical, teliospores very long (up to 200 ll) . 



betheli. 



yamadae. 

 globosum. 

 nelsoni. 



corniculans. 

 floriforme. 



ju nipe r i -virginianae. 

 trachysorum. 



bermudianum. 

 turkestanicum. 



exterum. 

 nidus-avis. 



atlanticum. 



clavipes. 

 speciosum. 



effusum (or betheli). 



japonicum. 



fuscum (or confusum). 



fusisporum. 

 padmarense. 



On Libocedrus 



1. Telia foliicolous, pulvinate, teliospores 2-4-5-celled. 



2. Uredial stage present, with numerous, conspicuous paraphysis-like structures. 



paraphysatum. 



2. Uredial stage unknown. libocedri. 



