ON CUBAN ru:NGi. 311 



233. P. (Placodermei) sknex, Nees ^ Mont. Mont. Cub, p, 403. 

 P. rhabarbarinus. Berk, (174-, 814, 818.) 



On trunks of trees. Ilab, Sikkim, Juau Fernandez, Guiana, 

 Brazil, Valenzuela. 



234. P. (Placodermei) licnoides, Mont, Cub. p. 401. (166, 181, 

 177, 178.) 



On dead branches. Hab. Sikkim, Brazil, Guiana. 



235. P, (Placodermei) sclerodes, JB. (176, 187, 188, 189.) Lig- 



nosus, durus, tenuis, dimidiatus, zonatus, pileo e tomentoso glabro 

 rugose hymenioque subrufis, poris minimis subangulatis acie obtusis ; 

 contextu fulvo nee rhabarbarino. 



On dead wood. Pileus 1| inch wide, or by confluence 4 inches, 

 1-1| inch long; pores yio- inch in diameter. The first three 

 numbers are more or less resupinate forms. The species is allied 

 to P. Tubiginosus^ B., which, however, is not zoned, and has the 



pores j-J^^ inch in diameter. It is moreover a far coarser species. 

 The colour of the hymenium varies according to age, and is some- 

 times like that of J?, igniarius, 



236. P. (Placodermei) omalopilus, Mont. Cub. p. 423. — P. carneo- 

 fulvus, B, 



On dead trunks of trees. 



237. P. (Placodermei) scruposus, Fr, Ep. p. 4/3. — P- gilvus, Mont, 

 Cub. p. 409. (175, 179, 180, 182, 183, 402, 403, 434.) 



On dead wood. November. Jlab, East Nepal, Soane Eiver, 



Tasmania, New Zealand, Mexico, Pennsylvania, Ohio. No. 175 

 is a coffee-coloured variety, and 179 is nearly even; the species 

 varies greatly in sculpture and thickness; 4:03 is ungulate. 



238. P. (Placodermei) melanoporus, Mont. I Cub. p. 422. 

 On bark. 



239. P. (Placodermei) crocitixctus, B, ^* C (198.) Durus, 



rigidns, reviviscens ; pileo zonato-sulcato rugoso brunneo sublaccato 

 glabro, raargine lobato, juniore crocato tomentoso; hymenio crocato, 

 poris minutis, dissepimentis tenuibus. 



On dead wood. Pileus I5 inch long and broad, elongato-dimi- 

 diate; porea j-J^ inch in diameter. 



240. P. (Placodermei) subflexibilis, B. ^- C. (165.) Pileo 

 subungulato duro sed non omnino inflexibili paucisulcato, unibrino- 

 brunneo subtihter tomentoso ; hymenio concolori, poris minutis, 

 contextu pallido-umbrino. 



On dead wood. Pileus 2| inches broad, or more by confluence, 

 1^ inch long ; pores j}^ inch in diameter. Allied to P. igniarius. 



