SECTION MELANOPUS. 



LEPRIEURII (Fig. 481). Entire plant including the minute 

 pores is dark, fuliginous. Stipe mesopodal or in most of the speci- 

 mens lateral. Known from very abundant collections sent Montagne 

 from French Guiana. 



HYDNICEPS. Stipe short, rudimentary but black. The "hyd- 

 noid" processes of the pileus from which the plant was named are much 

 exaggerated. Known from three apparently undeveloped specimens 

 at Kew, from Cuba. I should not be surprised if it develops into the 

 section Merisma when it is well known. 



RUBRO-CASTANEUS (Fig. 483). Stem short, black, meso- 

 podal. Pileus infundibuliform, reddish brown, smooth. Pores small, 

 decurrent. Hyphae pale colored. Spores not found. This is the only 

 truly infundibuliform species with black stem. The pileus is the same 

 peculiar reddish color as Polyporus virgatus. Specimens from Malacca 

 (Malay) at Kew. 



50. STIPE PLEUROPODAL OR CENTRAL. PORES 

 MEDIUM. 



GUYANENSIS (Fig. 485). Slender with a dark, slender stipe. 

 Pores white, medium, favoloid in shape. Seems to be frequent in 

 tropical America. 



PODLACHICUS. Unknown to me, but described as similar to elegans 

 but larger pores. Rare in Europe, no doubt. 



51. STIPE PLEUROPODAL OR CENTRAL. PORES LARGE. 

 FAVOLOID. 



(Probably all better classed in the genus Favolus.) 



PUTTEMANSII (Fig. 486). Pileus white, with (lull, smooth 

 surface. Pores large, favoloid, white. Stipe all black. Known from 

 a half specimen at Berlin from Brazil. I have also a specimen from 

 Rev. Rick. 



\YRIGHTII (Fig. 487). Pileus white with striate surface. 

 Pores large white. Stipe mesopodal black, abruptly enlarged at the 

 base. Type from Cuba (Wright 201) but not found at Kew r 

 cited by Berkeley. Known to me from a specimen from Kcv. I 

 Brazil, which seems to accord with the description, but c 

 can not say that it is correct. 



V ADO SUS. Pileus rigid, pale, with smooth or slightly virgate 

 pileus. Stipe mesopodal, black, with a rooting base, 

 favoloid shallow. Based on a specimen at Berlin, colUrtc-l in ( ,ua 

 lupe by Duss and determined, evidently in error, as "Favolus <ler 

 porus, Pers." This may be the same as marasmioides. winch is un- 

 known to me. 



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