The
University
of
the
West
Indies
The Macro-Fungi of Barbados
Xylaria Hill ex Schrank species 5
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 black clubs, many with white tips. Rough outer surface. Mushroom: 55 - 83 mm in height. Stalk-like structure, white in cross section (Fig. 3), with small black circles (asci) along the edge of the structure. Spores: Black, elliptical. Specimens: St.Michael; Belle Gully, (13o 06 40.7’ N, 59o 35 22.3’ W), Daniel-06-27, October-18-06
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 Figure 1. Xylaria species four in situ. Scale: AA Energizer battery. |
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 Figure 3: Xylaria Hill ex Schrank species 5 in cross section. |
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 Figure 4: Spores, Magnified X 20 |