ltjR Hymenomycetse, Thelephoracese, Corticium. 



minentes ; basidia clavata ; hyphao 3-4 ;j.. crassie. Sporas nondum 

 vidi. Ab Hymenochcete fuliginosa L('v., sensu Berk.. specie exotica, 

 omnino diversa (Bres. 1. c). 



CORTICIUM Fr. — Syll. VI p. 603, IX p. 230, XI p. 124, XIV 

 p. 219, XVI p. 189. 



1. Corticium usambarense (P. Henn.) Sacc et D. Sacc, Aleurodiscus 605 

 usambarensis P. Henn. in Bot. Jahrb. 1904, p. 43. — Resupinato- 

 subpezizoideus, extus albidus subfibrillosus, margine evoluto ; hy- 

 menio subceraceo, pallide roseolo v. flavidulo, levi 0,5-2 cm. diam. ; 

 basidiis clavatis, intus grosse oleoso-roseo-guttulatis, 50-80 « 15-25, 

 plerumque 2-sterigmaticis; sporis oblonge ovoideis v. ellipsoideis, 

 oleoso-guttulatis, 20-25 «11-16, episporio hyalino, granuloso. 



Hab. in ramis emortuis, Bomule, Ost Usambara, Afr. orieut. 

 (Zimmermann). 



2. Corticium dendriticum P. Henn. Fungi costaricenses I in Hedw. ^ 06 

 1902, p. 102. — Carnoso-ceraceum, pallide carneum, dendroideo- 

 ramosum v. radiato-effusum, margine sicco reflexo, albo-villosulo ; 

 hymenio ceraceo, pruinoso, carneo, sicco rimoso; basidiis clavatis, 

 2-4-sterigmaticis, 20-28*7-8; sporis subglobosis, subroseis, levi- 

 bus, 4-5 ;j.. cliam. 



Hab. in truncis, San Jose de Costa Rica, Amer. centr. 



3. Corticium abnorme P. Henn. F. Amaz. I, p. 186 (Hedw. 1904). 607 

 — Foliicola, paginam inferiorem occupans, effusum, isabellinum, 

 margine radiatim byssinum, hymenio verrucoso, verrucis hemi- 

 sphasricis, ca. 1 mm. diam., contextu fibroso, hyphis hyalinis, ha- 

 mato-cirratis, ca. 2-2 1 /, ;j.. crassis; sporis subglobosis, 1-guttulatis, 

 2y 2 -3 l / ;i., episporio granuloso, hyalino-flavidulo. 



Hab. ad folia coriacea Myrtacese cujusdam, Rio Jurua Ma- 

 rary Amazoniae (Ule). — Species quoad situm in foliis praedi- 

 stincta, ob hyphas apice hamatas ad Septobasidium nutat. 



4. Corticium rubro-pallens Schw. Syn. N. A. Fung. pag. 168 (sub 

 Thelephora), Corticium rubro-canum Thiim. Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 

 VI, p. 95, Myc univ. n. 409. — Syll. VI, p. 632. 



Ilab. quoque ad ramos Alni, in Polonia. — Sporne cylindra- 

 ceo-curvula?, hyalinaB, 5'/ 2 -7'/ « 2-2 1 /., ; basidia clavata, 20-25 «»'• : 

 hyphas conglutin;it e 2-3 ;j.. Spocimen hic exhibitum juvenile, minus 

 evolutum, scd vix dubie ad Corticium rttbro-paUens Schw. ducen- 

 duin In speciminibus americanis a cl. Burt benevole mecum com- 

 municatis, sporae 5 -6 1 -2, basidia 30-35 * 6 et hyphae basales 



