HEX AGON A CHART ACE A (Fig. 297). Pileus rather thin, 

 smooth, with narrow zones. Pores large, about 3 to cm., 5 mm. deep, 

 with thin walls. Color ferruginous and setae evident. 



This is rather a thin species for this group and is known from two col- 

 lections from Africa. One of the collections was named Hexaerma obversa, 

 but seems to be too close to be kept distinct. I can see very little application 

 of the name chartacea to this plant. 



Fig. 298. 



Hexagona leprosa. Type at Upsala. 



HEX AGON A LEPROSA (Fig. 298). Pileus with a thin, dull, 

 slightly pubescent crust, not zoned. Context soft, spongy, ferruginous. 

 Pores medium, 4-5 to cm., 1^2-2 cm. long, with thin walls. The 

 inner surface of the pores is pubescent under the lens, with short, pale 

 hairs. The color of the entire plant is almost uniform. 



This is known only from a single specimen, collected in the West Indies, 21 

 about sixty years ago and preserved in a jar at Upsala. There is a small co-type 

 fragment also at Kew. 



21 It has been stated "also in Brazil." ' I know not the source of this statement, but am 

 sure there is no specimen from Brazil in any museum of Europe that I have visited. 



