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which P. coronatus, Rost., appears to be a synonym, differs jn its 
hispid stem. 
* P. squamosus, Fr. Ep. p.438. Hook. fil, No. 8, cum ic. 
Has. On rotten timber. Darjeeling, 8,000 feet. May. Rare. 
337. P. (Pleuropus) platyporus, n. s.; inodorus; pileo laterali car- 
noso-coriaceo pallido, margine inflexo ; stipite deorsum nigro-velutino ; 
poris amplis, acie tenui. Hook. fil., No. 39, cum ic. 
Has. On dead timber. Darjeeling, 8,000 feet. May, June. 
Pileus 2 inches broad, orbicular, more or less lobed, dull ochraceous, 
smooth, moist but not viscid; margin incurved ; substance rather 
thick. Stem either a mere dise or much elongated, clothed with very 
fine velvety down at the base. Pores large, 1-11 line broad, irregular, 
edge thin, rather torn. 
Most nearly allied to P. sguamosus, but not only is it on a very reduced 
scale, but it is destitute of the peculiar smell of that species, and, if at 
all, is very obscurely spotted. P. maculatus is a neater species, with . 
a spotted pileus and smaller pores. 
* P. lucidus, Fr. Ep. p. 442. 
Has. Trunks of old trees. Darjeeling. 
* P. sanguineus, Fr. Ep. p. 444. 
Has. On dead wood. Darjeeling, 7,000 feet. Very common. 
* P. flabelliformis, Klotzsch in Linn. vol. viii. p.483. Hook. fil. 
No. 18 (junior), cum ic. 
Has. On dead wood. Darjeeling 4-8,000 feet. Tonglo. 
Abundant. 
In the young specimens the dissepiments are very thin, and their — 
edge acute. The margin also of the pileus is extremely thin. The 
stem is sometimes quite smooth and yellow, as in P, xanthopus, nor is 
there in the young individuals any trace of the black or dark bay coat, — 
which is always more or less observable in'age. Some of the older = 
smooth specimens are very pretty,‘and when they have a very slender 
stem remind one of P. affinis. : 
338. P. (Merisma) rubricus, Berk. ; flabelliformis expansus multi- 
plex totus pallide rubricus ; pileo lobato subfimbriato glabro demum 
radiato ; stipitibus obesis basi velutinis ; poris parvis brevissimis.. 
Has. Tonglo, 7,000 feet. May. : 
` One foot or more broad, reddish, tufted, more or less flabelliform, - 
lobed, and somewhat fimbriated, the lobes occasionally confluent and - 
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