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it was named Armillaria rhodomala by Berkeley and Broome 

 (Thwaites 1,212). The mature form (Thw. 401) was named 

 Flammula sapinea, Fr., from which it differs, inter alia, by 

 its warted spores : Berkeley and Broome say that the speci- 

 mens are " on dead wood, evidently of some conifer. Possibly 

 from imported deal," but there is no note by Thwaites to this 

 effect on the specimens. Thwaites 878, Flammula dilepis, 

 B. & Br. , has rather longer stalks than usual : like the speci- 

 mens referred to Flammula sapinea, it is the dry weather form, 

 which is not often met with. Another species, Flammula 

 oxylepis, B. & Br., is said by Saccardo (not by Berkeley and 

 Broome) to be " afl&nis Fl. sapinece " ; the description would 

 fit Flammula dilepis, but we have neither specimen nor figure : 

 half of the gathering of Flammula oxylepis (Thw. 909) was 

 separated as Lepiota micropholis, B. & Br., but as the type 

 gathering and figure of the latter species is a different number 

 (Thw. 906), this does not give any clue : it seems incredible 

 that Thwaites should include under the same number a Lepiota 

 which grows on the ground and a Flammula which grows on 

 wood, and in all probability Thwaites 909 was only one species. 

 Again, judging from Thwaites' figure, the Ceylon species 

 attributed to Naucoria furfuracea, 'P., is sdso Fla^nmula dilepis, 

 but in this case the specimens (Thw. 1,182 : Thw. 93) were not 

 returned. The only Flammula collected by Gardner is Fl. 

 kolocrocina. Berk. ; it is said to have narrow gills and, if this 

 is correct, it is a different species, though it may be wondered 

 why Gardner did not collect the commonest species. 



At present it is certain that Flammula dilepis, B. & Br., was 

 also named Armillaria rhodomala, B. & Br., and Flammula 

 sapinea, Fr., but it is probable that there are other synonyms 

 in the Ceylon list. 



In young specimens the pileus is reddish purple with a pale 

 yellow, incurved margin, covered with minute scales almost 

 to the edge. The stem is streaked with reddish purple, 

 darker towards the base, becoming yellow upwards. The 

 ring is composed of triangular fragments of the veil, most of 

 which remains attached to the margin of the pileus. The 

 gills are pale yellow. The flesh of the pileus and stem is yellow, 

 or white towards the base of the stem. 



