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Berkeley and Broome's type specimen of this striking 

 species is not in ttie Peradeniya lierbarium, and I am indebted 

 to Prof. F. V. Hohnel for the identification of recent examples. 

 He states that the spores are 9-10 X 5-6-5 ^, while those of 

 ' Lopharia Urellosa Kalchbr. are, according to Patouillard, 

 15-17 X 8-10 i", and expresses his opinion that the two 

 specie'? may be identical [c/. spore measurements of Aleurodiscus 

 peradenice (B. & Br.) v. Hohnel]. The only other species of 

 Lopharia is L. javanica P. Henn. et E. Nym., Monsunia I., 

 1899, p. 144 ; its spores are said to be 5-7 X 5-6 m, but in other 

 respects it does not appear to differ from Lopharia mirabilis. 



51. — Aleurodiscus Peradeniyae (B. & Br.) v. Hohnel. 



Corticium peradenice B. & Br., Fungi of Ceylon, No. 629, 

 Journ. Linn. Soc, XIV., p. 69. 



Aleurodiscus javanicus P. Henn., Mousunia, I., p. 139. 



Corticium javanicum (P. Henn), Sacc. et Syd., Saccardo, 

 Syll. XVI., p. 189., non Corticium javanictmi Zimm. 



Aleurodiscus javanicus was re-described by v. Hohnel in 

 " Beitrage zm" Kenntnis der Corticieen, II.," p. 65. It was 

 evident from this description that it was closely allied to, if 

 not identical with, Corticium, peradenice B. & Br. ; and there- 

 fore recently collected specimens, with part of the herbarium 

 specimen, were submitted to Prof. v. Hohnel, who states that 

 the two species are identical. He has pubHshed the corrected 

 name in "Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Corticieen, III.," p. 16. 

 His description, from the fii'st of the pubUcations cited, is 

 quoted here. 



Fimgus at first pezizoid, attached only in the centre, circular 

 0'5 to 1 cm. diameter, afterwards enlarged by confluence; 

 margin always uptm'ned ; white and tomentose below, almost 

 waxy or fleshy when fresh, leathery when dry. Hymenium 

 determinate, smooth, pallid or rose coloured, consisting of 

 basidia and dendrophyses. Basidia elongated clavate, about 

 100 h long, 16 to 20 /* broad; sterigmata 4, awl-shaped or 

 almost ninepin-shaped with obtuse tips, straight, 10 to 14 /* 

 long, up to 6 iLt thick at the base. Dendrophyses cylindrical 

 or irregularly clavate, thin waUed, 6 to 18 /* broad, smooth at 

 the apex, furnished in the middle with obtuse, close-set, 



