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Thelephora badia. Hook. in Kunth’s Syn. v. 1. p. 12. Humb. 
et Kunth, Nov. Gen. Pl. ZEq. v. 6. p. 13. t. 628. 
Has. In ripa fluminis Magdalene, prope Mompox; regno 
Novo-Granatensi. Humboldt. 
Pileus magnitudine variat, 3-5 uncias longus, ad 4 uncias 
latus, flabelliformis, lobatus, planiusculus vel etiam de- 
pressus, totus tomentoso-hirsutus, subfloccosus, etiam ad 
marginem hirsutus, intense badius, lineis depressis magis 
minusve profundis, distincte et pulcherrime zonatus, 
interdum nigris, glabris. Substantia crassiuscula, cori- 
acea, Subtus omnino levis atque glaber est hic fungus, 
colore hepatico-cinerascens. 
I am not aware of any described species of Thelephora 
which at all approaches the present, except it be the Thele- 
phora Ostrea, a native of Java, described and figured by 
Dr. Nees von Esenbeck in the 13th vol. of the Acta Academia, 
p. 13. ¢. 2., but that differs not only in the colour, but also 
in the texture, which is as thin as in the following species. 
Fig. 1, Section of the Fungus, seen from beneath :—slightly 
magnified. | 
2. Thelephora Kwnzii ; pileo dimidiato sessili, coriaceo mem- 
branaceo tenui rigido fragili, fusco sericeo-velutino mar- 
ginato zonis minutis concoloribus, 13-2 unc. lato, 13 unc. 
longo, subtus pruinoso ferrugineo. Klotzsch, MSS. (Tas. 
LXXXV.) ee ; 
Thelephora badia. Kunze im Weig. exs. Turin. (non Hook.) 
Has. E Surinamo communicavit Prof. Kunze. ; 
Parva et pulcherrima species, 2 uncias longa, 2-3 uncias lata. 
Pileus depressus, ferrugineus, nitidus, sub lente obscure 
floccosus, pilis arcte appressis fere adglutinatis, tenuiter 
zonatus. Substantia membranaceo-chartacea, undulata; 
subtus glaber, rufescens. Color ochraceus. 
From the above description, it will be seen that this Thele- 
Phora differs from the preceding in size, colour, and espe- 
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