GANODERMUS. 





Fig. 706. 



Polyporus multiplicatus. 



POLYPORUS CUPREUS. A peculiar, reddish brown, dull surface, to my eye 

 about matching Kaiser brown of Ridgway, is the distinguishing feature of this 

 plant. The type from Africa is still preserved at Upsala. We have a recent col- 

 lection from E. D. Merrill, Philippines. The spores of the Philippine plant 6x12 

 mic. are longer than those in the type. 



POLYPORUS CHAFFANGEON I. Pileus hard, rugulose, brittle. Crust 

 reddish brown. Pore mouths subconcolorous. 



This tropical form we have from Rev. Rick, and only know it from his de- 

 termination and the type at Paris. Rev. Rick refers it to Polyporus pachyotis, 

 which is otherwise unknown to us. 



SPECIMENS. Brazil, Rev. Rick and Rev. F. Theissen; Bengal, S. Hutchings. 

 Compare formosissimus, pachyotis. 



POLYPORUS MEXICANUS. Pileus thin, rigid, strongly laccate, subsessile. 

 Similar to Polyporus lucidus as to pileus, but hard, thin, and rigid. We have not 

 seen the type, but have a specimen that answers the "description" in a way. 



Mr. Murrill surmises that it is not a Ganodermus, and hence Patouillard made 

 a bull when he so referred it. The plant we have belongs to the section Ganodermus, 

 and we do not question that Patouillard's plant also belongs here. We think Patouil- 

 lard makes very few errors of this nature. 



POLYPORUS POL YCHROMUS. This is a soft, annual, western plant with 

 pileus very much on the order of Polyporus Curtisii excepting that it is sessile. 

 Surface yellowish, slightly laccate. Context zoned. We only know it from the 

 western United States. 



POLYPORUS PHILLIPIL The type is at Berlin from India. Pore mouths 

 are concolorous with the pore tissue which is the only point of difference we can note 

 from the usual form in this section. We have a specimen from Florida with this 

 feature. 



SPECIMENS. Florida, H. S. Fawcett. 



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