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HEXAGONA APIARIA (Pers.) Fr. Epicr. Syst. Myc. 497 (1838). H. WigUii 

 (Klotz.) Fr. Polyporus ajnarius Pers. in Freyc. Voy. 169 (1826). 

 P. Wightii Klotz. in Linnaea, vii. 200 (1832). 



Humboldt Bay, ridge behind " campong," plentiful on dead wood in 

 forest, 500'. Jan. 5701. Mauokoeari, 500'. Jan. 5700. 

 Distrib. Philippines, India, Ceylon, Java, New Guinea, etc. 



FAVOLUS SCABER B. & Br. in Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot. xiv. 57 (1875). 



Manokoeari, Genbela, on dead wood, forest track along coast. Jan. 

 6214. 



Distrib. Ceylon, Malaya, etc. 



CLAVARIACE^E. 



PTERULA GRANDIS H. & P. Sydow in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. liv. 252 (1916). 



Manokoeari, sec. jungle on edge of " korang" forest, on buried wood, 

 200'. Jan. 6165. 



Distrib. N.E. New Guinea. 



The collecting-notes give " smoke-grey in colour," whereas Sydow's 

 description says, "dilute brunnea vel flavo-brunuea." The dried specimens 

 are rufescent. 



CLAVARIA GIBBSIJE Ramsbottom, sp. nov. 



Alba, translucens, gregaria, subfasciculata, clavata, recta, c. 10 cm. alta, 4'5 mm. 

 crassa ; clavis simplicibus; sporis hyalinis, ellipsoideis, basi subapiculatis, 7-11 /* 

 X 4-6 p. ; basidiis clavatis, vix emersis, c. 40 p. x 8-10 /i ; sterigmatibus binis. 



Ad terrain. 



Hob. Manokoeari, in forest, 200'. Jan. 6174. 



DACRYOMYCETACE^:. 



GUEPINIA CONFERTA Ramsbottom, sp. nov. 



Alba, gelatinosa, conferta, confluenti-csespitosa ; pileo stipitato, primitus sulcato- 

 cylindraceo dein plano-convexo vel excavate ; stipitibus teretibus vel compressis saepe 

 in 2-3 ramos divisa ; basidiis linearibus, longe furcatis, bisporis, 5-6 p. crassis, ad 

 basim ramosisshnis ; sterigmatibus filifonnibus, c. 15-20 p. longis, basi 2-3 /* diam. ; 

 sporis cylindraceis, curvuh's, multiguttulatis, 10-13 p x 4 p.. 



In ligno putrido. 



The hyphae of the interior are laxly interwoven and have a diameter of 

 2-3 IL. 



Hal. Manokoeari, sec. jungle, edge of" korang *' forest, 200'. Jan. 5702. 



