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SARCOSOMA NOVO-GUINEKNSIS Ramsbottom, sp. nov. 



Ascomatibus gelatinosis, brunneis, discis pallidioribus, turbinatis, 8 cm. altis, 

 5 cm. latis, extus strigoso-hirsutis ; setis simplicibus, septatis, castaneis, 450-1200 yn 

 X 10-17 fjL ; ascis cylindraceo-clavatis, obtusis, ad 400 p X 17-18 /A, partibus sporiferis 

 c. 250 fj., octosporis, paraphysatis ; paraphysibus subclavatis, fuscidulis, 4-6 p crassis ; 

 sporis monostichis, ellipsoideis, 1-2 guttulatis, 25-40 p, x 11-15 fj,, hyalino-fuscidulis. 



Ad terrain. 



Hab. Manokoeari, common in forest and sec. jungle. Jan. 6198. 



This magnificent species is closely allied to Bulgaria celelnca P. Henn. 

 (Monsunia, i. 30 (1899)) = Sarcosoma celebicum Sacc. & Syd. (Sacc. Syll. 

 xvi. (1902)), but differs in its larger size and in the somewhat greater 

 dimensions of all its parts. Henn ings, who did not at that time separate 

 Sarcosoma from Bulgaria, writes concerning his species: " Eine sehr 

 grosse, stattliche Art, die anssen sowie am Rande mit dichten schwarzem 

 Haarfilz hekleidet, von alien bisher bekannten Arten ganz verschieden ist 

 jedoch mit B. platydiscus (Casp.) [Sarcosoma platydiscum Casp.] gevvisse 

 Aehnlickheit besitzt." The interior of S. novo-guineensis is whitish, and in 

 formalin appears translucent. The spores are almost colourless. 



BASIDIOMYOETES. 



A U K I C U L A It I A C E M. 



HIRNEOLA POLYTRICHA (Mont.) Sacc. Syll. vi. 766 (1888). 



Humboldt Bay, ridge behind " campong,'^ dead .wood in forest, 500'. 

 Jan. 6269. 



Distrib. Widespread in tropics. 



Eaten by Chinese. 



POLYPORACE^. 



PORIA GIBBSI^E Ramsbottom, sp. nov. 



Cremicolor, 2-3 cm. longa, effuso-crustacea, usque ad 3-4 mm. crassa, subiculo 

 tenuissimo ; tubulis obliquis, 2-5 mm. longis ; poris irregularibus demum laceratis 

 (ad marginem regularibus) c. 1 mm. diam. ; sporis ellipticis 6-8 p. x 4-5 p ; basidiis 

 c. 25-30 /i x 6-7 /x. 



Ad lignum putridum. 



Manokoeari, sec. jungle, edge of " korang " forest, 200'. Jan. 6153. 



POLYPORUS (LENTUS) ARCULARIUS Fr. Syst. Myc. i. 342 (1821). 



Humboldt Bay, ridge behind " campong," dead wood in forest, 500'. 

 Jan. 6255. 



J)istrib, Practically world-wide. 



