South African Perisporiales. 
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Meliola ganglifera Kalch. 
arevillea ix, p. 34, pi. 138, fig. 49. 
G-aillard, Le G-enre Meliola, p. 40. 
Amphigenous ; colonies orbicular, often confluent, velvety black, up to 
8 mm. diam. Perithecigerous mycelium at first vinaceous buff (E. XL), 
becoming much darker with age (auburn R. II) ; hyphae 7-8 />t thick, sinuous, 
cells fairly long, 25-28 jx. Capitate hyphopodia alternate, rather numerous, 
stipitate, 28-36 fx long, straight or incurved ; terminal cell varied in form, 
usually with 3 or 4 tuberculate protuberances. Mucronate hyphopodia 
paler, ampulliform, gradually attenuated from the base into a fairly long 
neck, 18-21 x 8-9 /jl ; mycelial setae numerous, black, opaque, except near 
acute apex, bent almost at right angles just above the slightly swollen base, 
thick-walled, 200-360 x 8 //,, straight or more or less flexuous. Perithecia 
black, globose, verrucose, 150-220 /x diam. Ascus ovoid, briefly pedicellate, 
2-4-spored. Spores cylindrical, 3-septate, auburn (E. II) rounded at the 
extremities, slightly constricted at the septa, 45-50 x 15-18 /x. 
On living leaves of Curtisia faginea Ait. (MacOwan 1349), Woodbush, 
Zoutpansberg Dist., J. Burtt-Davy (134). 
On leaves of host undetermined, Kentani, CP., 7/10/14, A. Pegler 
(8392), (Pegler No. 1953). 
Meliola jpeltata Doidge n. sp. 
Amphigenous, forming orbicular, black pilose spots, 3-7 mm. diam., 
sometimes confluent. Perithecigerous mycelium forming a pseudoparenchy- 
matous disc with a definite margin, antique brown (E. III). Composed of 
much branched hyphae, branching flabelliform ; cells of the hyphae about 
5*5-7 X 11 jx. Capitate hyphopodia alternate, closely appressed to the 
hyphae, sub-clavate, stipitate, 39-50 ^ long ; terminal cell compressed, 
usually tuberculate or lobulate, 28-32 /x long. Mucronate hyphopodia not 
seen. Mycelial setae numerous, simple, straight, 10-11 }x thick and up to 
850 jx long, opaque, black, but paler nearer the acute apex. Perithecia not 
numerous, scattered, black, scabrous but not verrucose. Asci not seen. 
Spores 3-septate, occasionally 2-septate, constricted at the septa, attenuated 
towards each of the rounded ends, Vandyke brown (E. XXYIII) 57-68 x 
25-32 /X, the majority about 60 x 29 /x. 
On leaves of Podocarpus Thunbergii, Knysna Forest, CP., 3/6/12, 
P. J. Pienaar (2436). 
Meliola cladotricha Lev. 
Ann. des Sc. Nat., v, 1846, p. 266. 
G-aillard, Le Cenre Meliola, p. 46. 
Amphigenous, forming thick, black velvety spots 2-5 mm. diam., fre- 
quently confluent, with a fimbriate margin. Perithecigerous mycelium 
