610 MURRILL : POLYPORACEAE OE NORTH AMERICA 



The great abundance and striking appearance of this species 

 account for the attention which it has received, but should tend 

 rather to lessen than to increase the list of synonyms. Every 

 expedition to the southern states or the West Indies discovers 

 quantities of it. The following list of specimens will indicate its 

 range : Florida, Martin, Calkins, Small & Carter 13 ig, 1331 ', 

 T 33 2 > 1351 1 Britton 127, 128, 343, 366, 448, 477 ; Louisiana, 

 Langlois 1280; Cuba, Underwood & Baric 3 J 4, 1524, 1332, 

 1338 ; Porto Rico, Earlc 30, 32, Underwood, Wilson 114; 

 Haiti, Nash 24; Jamaica, Earlc 200, 423b, 189, 6icj; Yucatan, 

 Millspaugh; Colombia, Baker ; Nicaragua, Smith, Shimck ; Mex- 

 ico, Smith. 



Species inquirendae 



Tramctcs occllata B. &. C. Jour. Linn. Soc. Bot. 10 : 319. 1868. 

 Investigation had indicated that this species also was synonymous 

 with P. hydnoides, but the recent discovery of a large-pored 

 specimen by Small and Nash on Totten's Key, Florida, reopens 

 the question and further comparison and probably more material 

 will be necessary in order to settle it satisfactorily. The evanes- 

 cent membrane mentioned by the authors in connection with this 

 species appears to be present also in P. hydnoides and cannot serve 

 as a distinguishing character. 



New York Botanical Garden. 



