SECTION PELLOPORUS 36A. 

 (Related to Amaurodermus). 



TURBOFORMIS (Fig. 500). Pileus depressed on top, turbin- 

 ate, tapering to a short, thick stem at the base. Surface rugulose, 

 reddish brown. Context light gilvous yellow, sublignotis. Hyphea 



Fig. 500 

 Pelloporus turboformis. 



deep yellow. Pores brown, darker than the context, minute, with 

 glancing mouths. Setae none. Spores globose, non-apiculate, deep 

 colored, smooth, 5-6 mic. in diameter. 



Type from G. H. Krumbiegel, Baroda, India. 



This species is quite different from anything that I have found 

 named in the museums. It resembles a Ganodermus in its general 

 effect, but is quite different in its context color and spores I am at 

 a loss where to place it for it really should form a section of lignose 

 plants close to Amaurodermus. However, I do not like to multiply 

 the sections. It has a distant relationship to Polyporus vallatus, 

 hence I place it (provisionally) in a related section, but according to 

 our key characters it would be sought in Amaurodermus. 



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