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THALLOPHYTA. 



FUNGI. 



BASIDIOMYCETES 



By Dr M. C. COOKE. 



GASTEROM YCE TE S . 



1. BATARREA. 



Batarrea, Pers. Syn. Fung. 129. 



A genus of only three or four species, all of them rare, found only in tem- 

 perate regions. 



B. Stevenii, Fries Syst. Myc. iii. 7. 



Soeotra. Only two specimens found near Galonsir. B.C.S. nn. 1300, 1345. 

 Distrib. Egypt.. South Africa, Volga. 



2. PODAXON. 



Podaxon, Fries Syst. Orb. Veg. i. 139, and Syst. Myc. iii. 62. 

 Podaxis, Desv. Journ. Bot. 1809. 



A small genus confined to tropical and subtropical countries. 



P. pistillare, Fries Syst. Myc. iii. 63. 



Socotra. Only one specimen gathered on Galonsir plain. B.C.S. 

 Distrib. Cape de Verde Islands, Niger, North- West India, Australia. 



