Hymenomycetse, Polyporacefe, Merulius. 145 



1,5 cm. diam. ; stipite centrali, tereti, carnoso, subfistuloso, albido, 

 sublevi v. pruinoso 2,5-4,5 cm. longo, 2-3 mm. cr., basi incras- 

 sato; hymenio plano v. convexo, lacteo; poris adnexis, interdum 

 decurrentibus, subrotundatis v. oblonge angulatis, ca., 0,7-1 mm. 

 diam.; tubulis usque ad 3,5 mm. longis; carne ca. 1 rnm. cr. ; 

 basidiis clavatis, 16-20*4-6, sterigmatibus 2-4; sporis late elli- 

 psoideis, intus granulatis, hyalinis, 4-4,5 » 3-3,5. 



Hab. gregatim in radicibus vetustis, Eumundi, S. Queensland, 

 Australise. — Diagnosis Berkeleiana omnino incompleta. 



MERULIUS Hall. — Syll. VI p. 411, IX p. 205, XI p. 104, XIV 

 p. 200, XVI p. 172. 



1. Merulius pseudolacrymans P. Henn. F. Indiae or. II, in Hedw. 533 

 1901, pag. 328. — Carnosus, dimidiato-apodus vel subimbricatus. 

 aurantio-rufescens v. pallescens, sublevis, glaber v. pruinosus 4- 



12 cm. diam., margine obtuso pallido subvilloso; hymenio ceraceo, 

 alveolato-plicato v. reticulato, ferrugineo; poris angulato-rotun- 

 datis 1-2 mm., acie obtusis, integris; sporis subgloboso-ellipsoi- 

 deis navidis, obtusis, 1-guttulatis, 4-5 v 3,5-4. 



Hab. in radicibus arborum, Saharanpur-G-arden Indire orient. 



2. Merulius aureus Fr. El. I, p. 62. — Syll. VI, p. 415. 



Hab. quoque ad ligna Pini silvestris, in Polonia. — Spe- 

 cies haic rarissima ssepe rudimenta pilei exserit; color subiculi et 

 marginis aureus; hymenium concolor exsiccando aurantium; sporae 

 stramineae, cylindraceae, 3 y,-4 1 / 2 v 2-2 '/., ; hyph;e 2-3 \x. lata) (Bre- 

 sadola, Fungi Polonici in Ann. Mycol. 1903, p. 82). 



3. Merulius molluscus Fr. Syst. Myc. I, p. 329, Icon. seloct. t. 193, 

 f. 2. — Syll. VI, p. 416, Meridius lceticolor Berk. et Br. Ann. 

 Nat. Hist. n. 1681, Merulius subaurantiacus Peck 38 Rop. St. 

 Mus. p. 93! Merulius aureus Auct. pl. non Fr. 



Hab. quoque ad truncos Pini silvestris, in Polonia. — 

 Sporse navid;e, ellipsoideae, 5 1 / 2 -7 « 4-4 l / t rarius 5 1 /., (t.; basidia 

 clavata, 30*6-8; hyphae 3-5 »j.. lat;e. Variat crassior et tenuior, 

 margine fimbriato vel subreflexo et subpileato, hymenio carnoo, 

 carneo-aurantio etc. (Bresaclola, Fungi Polonici in Ann. Mycol. 

 pag. 83). 



4. Merulius himantioides Fr. Syst. Myc. I, p. 329, Icon. Sol. t. 193, 



f. 1. _ Syll. VI, p. 415 Ihjdnum Pinastri Fr. Syst. Myc. I, 



p. 417! Hydnum sordidum Weinm. Ross. p. 370! 



Hab. quoque ad ligna Pini silvestris, in Polonia. — Sporse 



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