THE GENERA OF PHALLOIDS. 



There are but a few genera of phalloids, and they are all based 

 on the general shape of the receptacle. The ideas of classification are 

 extremely simple, and will be readily understood from the following 

 table and references to the pictures that represent the various species. 

 In the following table we give only the genera that occur (or have 

 been so recorded) in Australasia. However, when the subject be- 

 comes well known other genera will doubtless be found there. 



Phalloids can be divided into four groups of genera. 



1st, The Simple Stem Section Gleba borne directly on the upper portion 

 of a sample stem or on a pileus borne on the top of a simple stem. 



Gleba borne on a special pileus Phallus. 



Gleba borne directly on the upper portion of the stem. 



No pileus Mutinus. 



2d. The Lobed Section Gleba spread over, or on the inner surface, of 

 free arms or lobes at the apex of the stem. 



Stipe a columnar tube bearing free arm? at the top Lysurus. 



Stipe a hollow, flaring tube, the limb lobed Anthurns. 



Stipe bearing a disk-like expansion, the limb divided 



into lobes or segments Aseroe. 



3d, The Columnar Section Receptacle consisting of simple, vertical 

 columns, united at the top. 



Columns sessile Laternea. 



Columns united at the base into a distinct stipe Pseudocolus. 



4th, The Clathrate Section Receptacle in the form of a clathrate or 

 latticed structure. 



Entire receptacle one clathrate structure Clathrus. 



Clathrate structure borne on columns which are united 



into a hollow tube at the base Coins. 



THE GENUS PHALLUS. This which is the original or type 

 genus of Europe is very readily known from having the gleba borne 

 on a conical or bell-shaped pileus at the apex of the stem. All species 

 have a veil probably, at least rudimentary, and some a strongly devel- 

 oped veil hanging from under the pileus. The latter have been erected 

 into a separate genus (called Dictyophora), but to me it seems simpler 

 to call them all Phallus, as formerly. 



Section 1, Veil Long, Conspicuous. Dictyophora of Many Books. 



PHALLUS INDUSIATUS (Fig. i). Pileus broadly bell- 

 shaped, rugulose-reticulate. Veil, long, white, spreading with large 

 meshes. Stipe white. This is a most striking plant, and occurs prob- j 

 ably in every warm country in the world. It takes many forms and j 

 has many names, and we use the first name under which it was well j 

 illustrated, viz: by Ventenat in 1798. Its occurrence in Australia is j 

 based on specimens at Kew collected Endeavour River by Mueller j 



