carbonous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of carbonous
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Stipes usually short, but sometimes 6-8 mm. long, and when growing in clusters, the bases consolidated by a carbonous stroma.
From Synopsis of Some Genera of the Large Pyrenomycetes Camilla, Thamnomyces, Engleromyces by Lloyd, C. G.
They have a solid carbonous interior with the perithecia imbedded near the surface.
From Synopsis of Some Genera of the Large Pyrenomycetes Camilla, Thamnomyces, Engleromyces by Lloyd, C. G.
The genus Thamnomyces has a slender stem, entirely carbonous.
From Synopsis of Some Genera of the Large Pyrenomycetes Camilla, Thamnomyces, Engleromyces by Lloyd, C. G.
The walls of the perithecia are carbonous, and confluent with the crust.
From Synopsis of Some Genera of the Large Pyrenomycetes Camilla, Thamnomyces, Engleromyces by Lloyd, C. G.
It has never been well described, and the white tissue of the interior lower half, which is a very rare occurrence in similar black, carbonous plants, has never been noted.
From Synopsis of Some Genera of the Large Pyrenomycetes Camilla, Thamnomyces, Engleromyces by Lloyd, C. G.
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