***WITH METULOIDS (LLOYDELLA). 



STEREUM MELLISII (Fig. 546). Pileus infundibuliform, 

 varying to flabelliform. Color dark bay without zones, and often 

 with paler margin. Hymenial surface, even, concolorous, velutinate 

 to the touch. Stipe dark, slender, with a brown tomentose pad at 

 base. Metuloids numerous, varying from 4 to 12 mic. thick, conical, 

 hyaline, rough. 



This is a strongly distinct species originally from Saint Helena 

 and found also in Malay, Philippines, and the other Eastern countries. 

 It is darker color than any of the preceding. The velutinate hy- 

 menium is caused by numerous metuloids. In the sense of Bresadola, 

 and partly of Leveille, this is Stereum affine, Leveille in his "type" 

 at Paris having included a specimen of each species. The type of 

 affine is at Leiden, quite another plant from Mellisii. The type 

 specimens at Kew are infundibuliform, but collections are often 

 flabellifoim. Marked features of the plant are the numerous metu- 

 loids, and also a thick tomentose pad occurring at the base of the 

 stem. 



Stereum Bresadoleanum, which might be sought here, we have placed in Section 9 on account of 

 its evidently close relation to Stereum involutum. 



SYNONYMS. 



" Cladoderris australica, Berk. Herb." Kalchbrenner's writing at Berlin. It has no resemblance 

 to "Cladoderris australica Berk. Herb.," and while it does not agree with the description, I suppose 

 it is the original of "Cladoderris australis Kalch." It is Stereum elegans. 



Stereum alutaceum, Brazil, Berkeley, which from its color (now) comes in this section, will be 

 found in the preceding section. 



Stereum curtum, "tropics," Fries. The types are at Berlin, originally in Willdenow's herbarium 

 In my belief they are little, depauperate specimens of Stereum surinamense, and, of course, a very 

 much "prior" name for it. However, they are so depauperate and the name is so inappropriate that 

 I do not feel disposed to use it. 



Stereum cyathoides, Africa, Hennings. Types at Berlin. Based on depauperate specimens of 

 Stereum nitidulum. 



Stereum fulvo-nitens, San Domingo, Berkeley, = Stereum Surinamense. 



Stereum Junghuhnii, Java, Fries, change of Thelephora striata, which see below. 



Stereum macrorrhizum, South America, Leveille (as Thelephora) = Stereum elegans of an un- 

 usually regular growth. Not so confluent as ordinary. Types at Paris. 



Stereum modestum, Asia, Kalchbrenner. No species found in the museums, but from descrip- 

 tion apparently same as Stereum nitidulum. 



Stereum Moselei, Australia, Cooke's determination as found in Handbook is Stereum floriforme 

 and has no resemblance to Stereum Moselei of Berkeley. 



Stereum Moselei, Philippines, Berkeley. Known only from type. It is pale color, but has same 

 shape, surface, and metuloids, and I do not question is same plant as Stereum Mellisii. 



Thelephora paradoxa, Java, Leveille, based on the same collection as Thelephora striata (see 

 below) which was an abnormal growth of some Stereum. It is classed in the Cladoderris cover now at 

 Pans (cfr. Syn. Cladoderris, p. 11). 



Thelephora striata, Java, Junghuhn. The type is in box 367 at Leiden. It was described by 

 Jungnuhn as growing caespitose and connate on the ground. It does not so impress me, but at any 

 rate I consider it an abnormal growth of some Stereum. Fries changed the name to Stereum Jung- 

 tiunnu and Leveille based Thelephora paradoxa on the same collection. I think it is not a normal 

 plant. 



by Montane 1 Trai1 "' South America ' Cooke (mss.). Same, I believe, as named Stereum Miquelianum 



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