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Lentinus setiger Lev. Ann. Sc. Nat. III. 5: 176. 1844. (Type 



from the Philippine Islands.) 

 f Lentinus caelopus Lev. Ann. Sci. . Nat. III. 5: 116. 1846. 



(Type from the United States.) 

 Lentinus echinopus Lev. Ann. Sci. Nat. III. 5: 118. 1846. 



(Type from Java.) 

 Lentinus siparius Berk. & Curt. Jour. Linn. Soc. 10: 301. 1868. 



(Type from Cuba.) 

 Lentinus blepharodes Berk. & Curt. Jour. Linn. Soc. 10: 301. 



1868. (Type from Cuba.) 

 Lentinus {Scleroma) fallax Speg. Anal. Soc. Ci. Argent. 16: 



274. 1883. (Type from Brazil.) 

 Lentinus castaneus Ell. & Macbr. Bull. Iowa. Lab. Nat. Hist. 3 : 



194. 1896. (Type from Nicaragua.) 

 Pocillaria cinnamomea Earle, Inform. An. Estag. Centr. Agron. 



Cuba 1: 231. 1906. (Type from Cuba.) 



This distinct and. striking species was first described from 

 Brazil, in 1830, but it has since received many names, partially 

 listed above, from various parts of the tropical world, where it 

 occurs in great abundance. In tropical North America, there is 

 only one species of the general type, and names have been assigned 

 to variations in size, length of stipe, color, and the condition of 

 the velvety covering due to age ; in oriental tropical regions, how- 

 ever, there are many near relatives more or less distinct from 

 our species, of which the following are good examples : L. holopo- 

 gonius Berk., L. fuscopurpureus Kalchb., L. Hookerianus Berk., 

 L. nepalensis Berk., L. similis Berk., L. fastuosus Lev., L. fascia- 

 tus Berk., and L. zonatus Lev. Its wide distribution in America, 

 from the lowlands of Florida and Mexico to the subtemperate 

 regions of South America, may be realized from the fact that it 

 occurs in practically every locality within this range where 

 botanical explorations have been made. 



Doubtful Species 

 Lentinus furfurosus Fries, Epicr. Myc. 391. 1838. Based on 

 Agaricus omphalomorphus Mont, from Chile. Specimens from 

 Chile sent to Fries by Montagne are still at Upsala, but none so 

 labeled were found from Costa Rica. 



