408 THELEPHORACE/E ■ Hymenochcete 



b. Resupinata. 



1821. H. nigreseens Mass. (from the at length blackish hymenium ; 



nigtico, to be blackish) a b. 



P. circular, flattened ; marg. free, a little reflexed. Hym. 

 papilloso-rough, brownish- or greyish-umber, becoming blackish, 

 with irregular black zones. Flesh indigo-umber. 



Solitary, gregarious or confluent. Dry wood. May. 3J in. 



1822. H. Stevensonii B. & Br. (after the Rev. Dr. John Stevenson) a b. 

 Hym. pallid, fawn-colour, or ivory-salmon with an obtuse slightly 



elevated paler marg. 

 Yew. Sept. 2 in. This is Stereum rufohispidum Stev. 



1823. H. leonina B. & C. (from the tawny colour ; Gr. kon z a lion) a c. 

 Hym. somewhat papillose, ferruginous, saffron, orange or orange- 

 sienna, sometimes dark, with a few lighter spots ; marg. 

 tomentose, lighter. 



Dead wood, holly. 3J in. 



1824. H. fuliginosa Lev. (from the smoke-coloured hymenium ; 

 fuligo, soot) a c. 



Hym. somewhat papillose, dark smoky bay-brown or opaque 



claret-brown ; marg. lighter. 

 Wood. 2.\ in. 



1825. H. eorrugata Lev. (from the wrinkles or folds on the 



hymenium ; corrugo, to wrinkle) a c. 



Somewhat effused, closely adnate, soon grumous. Hym. papillose, 



red, red- pale- or vinous-brown, or deep claret-sienna, sometimes 



darker at marg. 



Bark, alder, maple, oak, blackberry, -hawthorn, holly, ling, Vaccinium, 

 Myrica. Mar. -Dec. 5^ in. Twigs, leaves, etc., are commonly 

 agglutinated to the hymenium. Becomes much cracked in drying. 



1826. H. eroeeoferruginea Mass. (from the orange-brown hymenium ; 



crocus, saffron, ferrugo, iron-rust) a. 

 Effused, broadly encrusting, very thin. Hym. papillose, saffron, 



yellow-sienna, tawny, pale sienna or yellowish-chocolate ; marg. 



paler or yellow. 

 Dead dog-rose. 3J in. Hymenium cracking. 



1827. H. tabaeina Lev. (from the tobacco colour) a b c. 

 Somewhat coriaceous, thin, flaccid, effused, imbricate. P. silky, 



then smooth, sienna-orange, pale or deep sienna or purplish- 

 umber, zoned sienna, base blackish-umber; marg. reflexed, 

 ivory. Hym. ferruginous, deep- or crimson-sienna, with a 

 white, ivory, yellow or orange marg. 



Somewhat uncommon. Trunks, branches, etc., willow, hazel, plum, 

 oak, birch, lilac, blackberry, cotoneaster, rhododendron, Anihvmeda, 

 Vaccinium, sometimes spreading on to moss. Oct.-Mar. 3^ in. 



1828. H. erassa Cooke (from the thick substance ; crassus, thick) a. 

 P. velvety, pallid-rufous ; marg. thick, at length free. Hym. 



unequal, colour as P. 

 Trunks. 4J in. 



