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tfymenochaete attenuata, Lev. in Ann, scl. nat. ser. 3, v. 1846, 

 p, 152. 



New Soutli AVales. Moruya, 



Distvih. Japan, Malaya. 



Distinguislied by its small size, tliin flexible pilei, and from 

 //. rheicolor hv the daiker colour of both surfaces. It has also 

 been received at Kew from Mr. F. M. Bailey, of Queensland. 



H. villosa (Lct.) Bre^. in Hedwi^ia, li. 1912, j). 323. 



//. strigosay Berk, et Br. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xiv. 1873, p. 68; 

 //. spadicea, Berk, et Br. loc. cit., 2>. 68. //. yhaea^ Berk, in 

 Cooke, Grevillea, viii, 1880, p. 146. 



Xew South Wales. Moruya. 



Distvih. India, Ceylon, Malaya, New Zealand. 



Readily distinguished by the dar1& colour, minutely velvety 

 hymenlum, and short spines. 



H, tabacina, Lev. loc. cit. 1846. p. 152. 



New Zealand. Mamaku, near Eotorua. Resupinate specimen;^ 

 only. 



LJisfrih. Europe, North America. 



H. tasmanica, Mass. in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxvii. 1890, ji. 105. 



Soiitli Australia. T^fational Park, Adelaide. 



Distrih. Tasmania. The locality " Xew Zealand," cited in 

 the original description, is evidently a slip. 



A Tery distinct species, well marked by the habit, and by the 

 possession of rather rigid, more or less dendroid, branched broAvn 

 hyphae, intermixed with the long pointed spines in the hy- 

 lueuium. The latter follows the inequalities of the matrix and 

 is itself irregularly tuberculosa, and minutely velvety under the 

 lens. The whole plant is rather thick and is dark ruddy brown in 

 colour. 



H. fuliginosa, Lev. loc cit. 1840, p. 152, scnsu Bcvh. in 

 Cuban Fungi, Joiirn. Linn. Soc. x. 1869, p. 335. 



New South Wales. Moruya. 



Distrih. Cuba, Jamaica, Venezuela, J^l^n Fernandez. 



Eesupinate, or witli rellexed margin, rather thick, soft in 

 texture, hymenium cracked when old and dry. Hymenium of a 

 peculiar^ dusky, drab-brown tint, matching Eidgway's ''Natal 

 Brown" Avhen in good condition, hut becoming more greyish 

 ^vhen old. The dark colour of the hymenium is sharply con- 

 trusted with the bright, tawny, sterile"margin, and the plant is 



^^'^mV^'Y.''^^. ^^-^^ f^^^^ character and by its soft, velvety appearance. 

 _ I he (listrilmlion of the species given above is from specimens 

 m the Kew Herbarium verified by the author, but the plant 

 probably occurs throughout the tropics. ■ According to Bresadola 

 (Ann. Myc. 1903, u. 93V it is not +bp «nm. .r.c.u. „f tt /.,7V.;«^.« 



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