THE POLYPORACEAE OF JAMAICA 



William A. Murrill 



The fungi of Jamaica have been much neglected since the time 

 of Olaf Swartz, who described only a few species, until recent 

 years, when Dr. L. M. Underwood, Professor F. S. Earle, Dr. 

 and Mrs. N. L. Britton, and others, either connected with expedi- 

 tions sent out by the New York Botanical Garden or registered 

 for investigation at Cinchona, have collected material upon which 

 practically all of our accurate knowledge of the fungi of Jamaica 

 is based. 



The following list contains the species of polypores found in 

 Jamaica, with the exception of a few white resupinate forms 

 upon which I am not at present prepared to publish. The num- 

 bers here given are my own, unless otherwise stated. Mr. 

 William Harris collected with me in the Cockpit Country. The 

 localities and dates of my collections are as follows : 



1. Rocky, shaded ravine east of Hope Gardens, 800 ft., dry region. 



December 12, 1908. 



2. Constant Spring Hotel Grounds and ravines in vicinity, 600 ft., rather 



dry region. December 13, 1908. 



3. Castleton Gardens, 600 ft., wet and shaded. December 14-15, 1908. 



4. Moore Town, 100-1000 ft., plantations in lowlands and virgin forests on 



hills, wet region. December 16, 1908. 



5. Blue Hole, Priestman's River, and inland road toward Manchioneal, 10- 



400 ft., mostly in cocoanut plantations recently established or in pas- 

 tures, wet region. December 17, 1908. 



6. St. Margaret's Bay to Port Antonio, 5-50 ft., wet region. 



December 18, 1908. 



7. Chester Vale, 3000-4000 ft., wet, mountainous region. 



December 21-24, 1908. 



8. Cinchona, 4500-5200 ft., wet, mountainous region. 



December 25-January 8, 1908-9. 



9. Morce's Gap, 5000 ft., very wet, mountainous region ; tree ferns and 



filmy ferns in abundance. December 29, 30, January 2, 1908-9. 



10. New Haven Gap, 5600 ft.', wet, mountainous region. January 4, 1909. 



11. Monkey Hill to Sir John Peak, 5800-6100 ft., very wet, mountainous 



region. January 5, 1909. 



12. Hope Gardens and Constant Spring, 600 ft., lawns and thickets after 



rains. January 9-10, 1909. 



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