372 Rev. M. J. Berkeley on Fungi 



upwards, and then expanding ; below incrassated, flexuous, 

 and rooting deeply, coated with a dull tawny brown crust, 

 which, especially near the pileus, is permanently though mi- 

 nutely velvety. Hymenium pale, ending abruptly both towards 

 the margin and stem ; margin brown, quite barren ; pores 

 rather long, -^th of an inch broad, subhexagonal, rather re- 

 gular ; substance white, corky, but silky. 



This very splendid species appears clearly to be the same 

 with what Fries has described from Guinea, where it is said 

 to be an object of superstition with the negroes. As the figure 

 to which he refers is unpublished, the present sketch will not 

 be superfluous. Only a single sheet in the form of an aca- 

 demic dissertation has appeared of the description of Afzelius' 

 Fungi. This I possess through the kindness of Dr. Areschoug, 

 who informs me that it is merely to be considered as a pro- 

 dromus to a more complete illustration of the species. 



Plate IX. fig. 4. Polyponis sacer, nat. size. 



10. Pol. xanthopus, Fr. = cc Bol. pictus" Konig. 

 Ceylon. In Herb. Mus. Brit. 



11. Pol. crenatus (Konig sub Boleto). Pileo brevissime sti- 

 pitato tenui piano rigido subreniformi crenato-lobato rufo 

 glabrescente zonato ; hymenio pallide brunneo ; poris minu- 

 tissimis. a Boletus crenatus, Fl. Zeyl.," Konig in Herb. Mus. 

 Brit. 



Ceylon, Konig. Herb. Mus. Brit. 



Pilei 2 — 3 inches broad, J £ inch long, laterally confluent, 

 flat, thin, rigid, corky, shortly but distinctly stipitate, subre- 

 niform, regularly crenate with rounded lobes, bright red- 

 brown, at first clothed with short, dull, tawny, velvety down, 

 at length quite smooth and shining, repeatedly zoned ; margin 

 slightly turned back, obtuse. Hymenium dull brown, uneven ; 

 pores round, so minute as to be quite indistinct to the naked 

 eye. 



This species has a very peculiar habit. It resembles some 

 states of Pol. xanthopus, which, like most central-stemmed 

 Polypori, varies with a lateral or almost obsolete stem. It be- 

 longs with the two following to the section 4. Hornotini, Fr. 

 Epicr. 



12. Polyporus pozcilus, n. s. Stipite brevi laterali; pileis 

 subreniformibus rigidis lateraliter connatis brunneis subglaucis 

 subzonatis ; hymenio ochraceo ; poris submagnis angulatis ; 

 dissepimentis tenuibus dentato-elongatis. " Boletus varie- 

 gatus" Konig in Herb. Mus. Brit. 



Habitat uncertain. Herb. Mus. Brit. 



Forming patches 9 inches broad, A\ inches long, consisting 



