MYCOLOGICAL NOTES 
C. G. LLOYD 
Page 1054 
The sections of Hypocrea of Saccardo have mostly been raised to 
generic rank by Seaver and called "new genera” but that does not 
soive the problem for some of his genera on Saccardo's scheme of 
classification should be split up as Hypocreopsis which embraces 
spores that are "Hyalosporae” and others that are "Hyalodidynae”. 
This plant from Mr. Reinking is a "composite” genus. It is a 
Kretzschmaria on its carbonous crust and general appearance. It is 
aHypocrea of Saccardo 1 s Sylloge Vol.8. It is a Podocrea. as since 
separated on its erect habits. It is a Hypocreopsis on its spore 
characters in part as considered by Seaver, not as originally defined. 
We put it in Podocrea. as a matter of convenience. We might make a 
new genus of course but we feel that when tropical Hypocreaceae are 
finally grouped the simple plan of considering as Podocrea the erect 
species will probably prevail. At any rate it is a curious plant. 
Podocrea anomala (Pig. T960 and head enlarged),- Black, the 
stem and crust carbonous. Heads borne on the branches of an in¬ 
tricate, erect stromatic stem (Pig. 1961 enlarged) Heads with an en¬ 
larged disc, fertile only on the disc. In general appearance remind¬ 
ing somewhat of a clove. Crust carbonous, black. Perithecia, glo¬ 
bose, fleshy white, imbedded in a layer below, the crust of the disc 
only, Paraphyses filiform, hyaline, slightly exceeding the asci. 
Spores elliptical, smooth, hyaline, 12 X 24 mic, each with two guttae. 
Collected by E. Collado (No. 972T6 ) on dead wood, Luzon, Philippines. 
XYLARIA DIVISA, PROM OTTO A. REINKING, PHILIPPINES (Fig. 1962 ) 
Prom a. thick buried stem no doubt attached to buried wood, divided 
above into several short stems bearing obtuse cylindrical clubs. 
Color black, no cuticle. Surface faintly moriform. Spores 5 X 10. 
I would enter this in Section 15 and I know no other species 
it suggests excepting the photograph of the "co-type” of ”Xylaria 
eupiliaca” from Cesati, at Kew, which is an immature specimen and 
should not be named. Cesati published it as Xylaria Guepinia and it 
has no suggestion of the European plant as I understand it. It was 
compiled as a variety in Saccardo. 
STEREUM AFFINE FROM A. M. BOTTOMLEY, AFRICA (Fig. 1963 ).- 
The specimens are young and pale color. While we have already 
illustrated the species (Synopsis Stip. Stereums, fig. 561) we give 
another figure to show the strong development of the mycelial pad 
at the base. The feature was noted in our previous account but is 
more strongly developed than we have previously seen. 
HYPOXYLON MAGNOSPORUM FROM E. B. STERLING, NEW JERSEY 
(Fig. 1964).- Globose, caespitose, black, about 1 cm. in diameter, 
seated on a thin, black substratum that covers the surface of the 
wood. Surface uneven, slightly moriform. Stroma carbonous not zoned. 
Perithecia large, globose, forming a peripheral layer. Spores very 
large, 10 X 36, deep colored, somewhat fusiform. 
Our first impression was that it was Daldinia aoncentrica but 
not when we cut it. We do not know that it is a ”new species" for 
we have never worked over the foreign named old ones, but v7e have not 
found a "description" that applies. We feel quite sure however that 
it was not known to Ellis or Schweinitz for we have worked over their 
herbaria. Also that it belongs to the qiuite convenient ( if not log¬ 
ical ) section "Macroxylon" and is not one of the eleven species 
listed by Cooke. 
