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Polyporus (Placodermei) exotephrus, Berkl. 



Polyporus (Placodermei) exotephrus, Berkl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. LonJ., xvi. p. 49. 



Durius ; pileo sulcato-zonato, primitus subtiliter tomentoso glabrescente, margine 

 sulcato prominulo obtuso lobato ; contextu ligni colore ; poris bruuueo-ferrugmeis minutis. 



Pileus 2^ inches wide. 



Has somewhat the appearance of Polyporus callginosus, Berkl. ; but the flesh is pallid, 

 not deeply ferruginous. 



Admiralty Islands. — Endemic as far as at present known. 

 Polyporus (Placodermei) caliginosus, Berkl. 



Polyporus (Placodermei) caliginosus, Berkl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. Loud., xvi. pp. 46 et'50. 



Admiralty Islands. — Described from specimens collected by Mr Moseley in the 

 Philippine Islands. Found also in the Solomon Islands. 



Polyporus (Placodermei) persoonii, Fries. 



Polyporus (Placodermei) persoonii, Fries; BerkL in Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond., xvi. p. 50. 

 Dcedalea (Apus) sanguinea, Klotzseh in Linnaea, viii. p. 481. 



Admiralty Islands. — Ceylon, Pegu, the Moluccas, Australia, and Bahia. 



Trametes occidentalis, Fries. 



Trametes occidentalis, Fries, Ep., p. 491 ; Berkl. in Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond., xvi. p. 50. 



Admiralty Islands. — This has been collected in nearly all tropical countries. 

 Trametes lactinea, Berkl. 



Trametes lactinea, Berkl. in Ann. Nat. Hist., x. p. 373, et in Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond., xvi. p. 50. 



Admiralty Islands. — Ceylon, Australia, and West Africa in the Old World, and Cuba 

 and Brazil in the New World. 



Hexagona similis, Berkl. 



ffexagona similis, Berkl. in Hook. Lond. Journ. Bot., 1846, p. 4, et in Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond., xvi. 

 p. 50 (errore affinis). 



Admiralty Islands. — Also in Ceylon and Australia, and quite recently collected in 

 the Solomon Islands by Dr Guppy. 



