moist places in the woods (not in the sand), and has no long, rooting base as has 

 nitidulum. It is known only from Southern United States. 



STEREUM PUSILLUM. As to habits and color, this is the same as Stereum 

 nitidulum and Stereum Ravenelii, and very close to the latter. It occurs in the 

 East and Africa. It is known in London from a single specimen (type) in British 

 Museum originally named Clavaria pezizaeformis by Koenig. Two collections at 

 Kew so named have no relation to it. I have a collection from James G. Brown. 

 Philippines, and there is an abundant collection at Leiden from Java (determined 

 Stereum surinamense) and at Berlin from Africa (referred to Stereum pergameneum). 



STEREUM BOLLEANUM. The types of this plant from Africa 

 are in the herbarium of Montagne. It is similar to Steieum nitidulum 

 in habits and color, but has a longer stem and is zonate. The hymen- 

 ium surface is pruinose, and of a different color from the upper sur- 

 face. The types only at Paris are so named, but I think other col- 

 lections have been mostly referred to Stereum nitidulum. 



Fig. 544 



Stereum surinamense. 



** GLABROUS. CYSTIDIA NONE. GROWING ON WOOD. 



STEREUM SURINAMENSE (Fig. 544). Infundibuliform, ta- 

 pering to a short, dai k stem. Both surfaces glabrous, and similar dark, 

 reddish-bay color. The upper surface is slightly zoned. It is very 



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