Licea.] FUNGI. 321 



94. Perich/Ena. Fr. PericLaena. 



Peridmm persistent, splitting all round, rarely torn. Flocci 

 iQWy free, elastic. — Name ts^/, around^ and -/jj^r^u, to gape. 



1. P. strohilina, Fr. (^Fir-cone PtrichcBna) ; crowded, peridia 

 rounded red-bro\vn more or less regularly splitting all round, 

 sporidia dirty yellow becoming pale. Grev. Sc. Crypt. Fl. t, 

 275. Fr. Sf/sf. 3If/n. v. 3. p. 190.— Licea strohilina, Alb. «^- 

 Schw. t. 6.f. 3. nii?n. in St. Deutsch. FL t. 20. Moug. 4- Nest.! 

 n. 579. 



Between the scales of old cones of Pimis Abies. Appin. Captain 

 Carmichael. — Sporidia containing sporidiola. The circumstance does 

 not appear to liave been noticed, but if 1 mistake not, the present plant 

 is erumpent. 



2. P. ahief.ina, Fr. (^Fir-iuood Perichoina') ; peridia obovato- 

 globose bay-black more or less regularly splitting all round, 

 flocci and sporidia yellow. Fr. Sgst. Myc. v. S.p. 191. — Tricfiia 



fusco-atra, Sibth. Ox. n. 1 152. — Splicer oca rpus sessilis, Sow. t. 258. 

 On fir wood. Shotover plantations, Sihthorpe. Kensington gar- 

 dens, Soicerhfj. — The plant figured by Sowerby must be the present 

 species, probably confounded by him with the following, of which 

 abundant specimens exist in his herbarium. There is an evident hypo- 

 tliaUus \\\ the figure, which is one of the peculiar characters of the 

 species. 



3. P. popidina, Fr. (^Poplar Perichaind) ; peridia globose de- 

 pressed yellow-brown splitting all round, flocci and sporidia 

 yellow. Grev. Sc. CryjH. Fl. t. 252. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 3. p, 

 191. Desm. ! n.Q>7\ . — Spharocarpus sessilis, Pull. t. 417. f. 5.— 

 Trichia gyrtinosperma, Pers. Obs. \.t,G.f. 1, 2. — Licea circiaU' 

 scissa, Pers. Sy7i. ]). 196. Hook. Scot. 2. p. 13. Grev. Fl. Ed. 

 J). 451. 



On fallen poplars. Common. Sometimes almost covering the tree. 



95. Licea. Schrad. Licea. 



Peridiwn subpersistent, bursting variously. Flocci none. — 

 Kame of uncertain derivation. 



1. L. cyliiidrica, Fr. (^tubular Licea) ; equally effused, peridia 

 linear connate, sporidia eai-thy-fcnuginous. Fr. Syst. Myc. r. 



3. p. 195. — Spha-rocarpus cylindricns, Bull. t. 470. f. 3 Re- 



(icularia mullicapsula, Sow. t. 17 9 (^marked IG9.). — Trichia 

 meteorica, Soir. t. 435. — Tiihidimi cylindrica, Dec. Fl. Fr.2. p. 

 249. C7tcv. Par. 1. /;. 340. 



On very rotten wood. Sowerby. 



2. L. frayijurniis, Nees, (^Strawberry Licea); conglomerated, 

 peridia linear subi-onnate, sporidia umber. Nces, Si/st. f. 102. 

 Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 3. p. 19G. Grev. Sc. Crypt. Fl. t. 308. Fl. 



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