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PLEUROTUS. 
134. Pleurotus lampas, Berk.— Agaricus (Pleurotus) 
lampas, Berk.: Hook. J., iv., 1845, p. 44; Cooke: Handb. 
Austr. Fungi, No. 155. Synonyms : —4 garicus noctilucus, 
Berk. (vide Cooke, No. 155). Agaricus ( Ple 
phoreus, Berk.: Hook. J., vii., 1848, p. 572; Cooke 9 
Agaricus (Pleurotus ) illuminans, Muell: Linn. J., xu. 
873, p. 157; Cooke: No. 150. A garicus (Pleurotus) 
candescens, Muell. : Linn. J., xiii., 1873, p. 157; Cooke: No. 
158; McAlpine: Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, 1900, p. 553, pls- 
xxxi. and xxxii. Panus incandescens, B. and Br.: Linn. 
Trans., ii., p. 5; Cooke: No. 498; Bailey: Comp. Cat. Q'land 
Plants, p. 725 (=A. Gardneri). | Agaricus (Pleurotus) 
Gardneri, as identified by Berk. and Br.: Linn. Trans., 1878, 
pP. 399; Cooke: No. 149. (9) Agaricus (Pleurotus nidi- 
formis, Berk.: Hook. J., iii., 1844, p. 185; Cooke: No. 154. 
In our opinion all of the above supposed species recorded 
for Australia represent examples of but one variable and very 
common form, of which by priority the name should be 
lampas (or P. nidiformis, if this also is the same species). 
ırotus) phos- 
: No. 157. 
: pecies 
SC) bed so accurately by McAlpine (Joc. cit.). 
Our: reasons for considering that there are so many 
ay the specimens: we have 
atery. dhe colour of the cap varies from a creamy” 
im shaded examples to purplish-black and occasionally i 
