The
University
of
the
West
Indies
The Macro-Fungi of Barbados
Xylaria Hill ex Schrank species 4
Department
of
Biological
and
Chemical
Science
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Division/Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Ascomycetes Order: Xylariales Family: Xylariaceae Habitats: Gully Substrate(s): Wood Description: Long thin black club, with rough outer surface, Some individuals are straight, others branched. Mushroom: 28 - 79 mm in height, 1-3 mm in diameter. Stalk-like structure, white in cross section, with small black circles (asci) along the edge of the structure. Spores: Black, elliptical. Specimens: St. Thomas; Welchman Hall Gully, (13o 11.383’, 59o 39.572’ W), Daniel-07-75, January-03-07.
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 Figure 1. Xylaria species four in situ. |
 Figure 2. Xylaria species four in cross section. |
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