SECTION OVINUS. 



ELLISII. Pale yellow with large floccose scales. Very rare in 

 the southern United States. 



SQUAMATUS. With large scales. Dark reddish when dry. 

 Known from one collection from Hungary at Berlin. 



(Cfr. Boucheanus in next section.) 



43. MELANOPUS. PORES LARGE. 



SQUAMOSUS. Pileus scaly. Pores favoloid. Stipes usually 

 excentric. Common in Europe, rare in the United States. 



ROSTKOVIJ. Smooth form of squamosus. Rare in Europe and the 

 United States. 



BOUCHEANUS. Small, smoothish form of squamosus with uncolored 

 stipes. Rare in Europe. 



LENTINOIDES. Tropical, smooth form of squamosus. 



TUMULOSUS. Pileus with a smooth, thin cuticle, recalling 

 betulinus. Stipe short, central. Supposed to form large, mycelial 

 masses. Known from the type at Kew from Australia. 



TASMANICUS. Pileus turbinate. Stipe short. Known from 

 one collection from Tasmania at Kew. 



44. MELANOPUS. PORES SMALL. 



RADICATUS (Fig. 465 bis.). Mesopodal with a long, rooting 

 base. Not rare in the United States. 



HARTMANNI. Brown, velutinate, with short, thick, excentric 

 stipe. Two collections from Australia at Kew. 



SYNONYMS, REJECTED AND UNKNOWN SPECIES. 



alpinus, Europe, Sauter. From the description seems to be Rostkowii. 



asprellus, Europe, Leveille. Based on a crude figure of Pes caprae. 



bulbipes, Europe, Beck. Known only from an illustration and is probably 

 the same as Boucheanus. Spores seem a little different, but that is all. 



cadaverinus, Europe, Schulzer. Some abnormality. 



Campbelli, India, Berkeley. Type is inadequate. 



caudicinus. A cheap juggle of Polyporus squamosus. It originated in 

 Europe, but has been copied in the United States. 



Clusianus, Europe, Britzelmayr. Unknowable. 



decurrens, United States, Underwood. Unknown. 



Earlei, United States, Underwood=griseus. 



flavo-squamosus, United States, Underwood=Ellisii. 



flavo-virens, United States, Berkeley=cristatus. 



Forquignoni, Europe, Quelet=Boucheanus. 



fuligineus, Europe, Fries. Unknown, based on an old figure. 



holocyaneus, United States, Atkinson=caeruliporus. 



Kansensis, United States, Ellis. Not seen by me, but is probably Polyporus 

 melanopus. 



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