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0. G. Lloyd (Mycol. Notes, No. 48, 1917, p. 684) thus 

 describes a specimen forwarded by one of us : — ' Pileus sub- 

 orbicular, 2 — 3 cm., laterally attached by a short stipe-like 

 base. Colour pale alutaceous. Surface with patches of 

 brown branched hairs. Context and pore tissue pale alu- 

 taceous. Pores large, round or slightly elongated, about 

 \ mm. in diameter. The pore mouths bear brown branched 

 setae. Spores 6 x 12/*, cylindrical, elliptical, hyaline, 

 transparent, guttulate, smooth.' Lloyd adds that the 

 species is usually much larger and of a darker colour. Our 

 plants were obtained at Wingham Brush (January, 1917. 

 Spores by our measurements 8*5 to 10*4 x 5*5/*). 



b. Without setse. 

 21. Polyporus (Petaloides) obniger Lloyd. 

 Lloyd (Mycol. Notes, No. 45, 1917, p. 632) thus describes 

 the specimen received from Dr. F. Stoward of Western 

 Australia: — 'Pileus (about 2x3x7 cm.) with a short 

 lateral stipe, thick, rigid. Surface smooth, black. Context 

 pale isabelline. Pores minute, round, with greyish cinere- 

 ous mouths (when dry), decurrent to base of stem. Cystidia 

 none. Spores not found.' 



Section 2§. Polyporus. Coloured context and spores. 

 Included under Ganodermus. 



Section 21. Aberrant species forming "new genera." 

 22. Polyporus (Petaloides) pocula Schweinitz. 



Lloyd says this species occurs in Australia. Cooke 

 records P. cupuliformis (No. 590) for Victoria, which Lloyd 

 says is P. pocula. 



Section 22. Polystictus. Pileus pale, usually spathulate 

 or flabelliform, thin. Pores in a thin layer, white or pale, 

 minute. 



23. Polystictus (Petaloides) mutabilis Berk. 

 Cooke (No. 736) gives this species for Queensland. 



