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THK LARGER FUNGI 
THELEPHORACEAE. 
‘Mlvnioiiiuni sj)TetuI over A suiootli, rug'oso or ribbed surftice, either lestiiij^ 
upon an intermediate layer of hyphae running longitudinally between it and 
the mycelium, or seated directly upon the mycelium. Rea. 
In the Theleplioraceae, the fruiting surface is more or less smooth. In Stermm 
we liave one stalked species, and several common reflexed bracket-like ones, 
amongst which .S’, jjurpvrenm is a destructive parasite on the branches of fruit- 
trees producing “Silver Leaf Disease.’’ Thelephora terrestris is common under 
pines forming masses composed of compressed, often overlapping, more or less 
confluent pilei, often with entangled pine needles. The species of Cortiemm are 
effused mostly thin, plants, sometimes like patches of paint. We have a number 
of unidentified species, so that this and allied genera are considerably richer 
than tile number described would suggest. 
1 Hymenium separated from the mycelium by an intermediate layer of hyphae. 
SPARASSIS Fr. 
(Gr., aparasso, I tear in pieces.) 
“Receptacle erect, much branched, branches flattened in a lamellar or plate- 
like manner, fleshy. Hymenium smooth. Spores white.’’ — Rea. 
No S])ecies yet recorded for the State. 
STEREUM (Pers.) Massee. 
(Gr., stereon, firm.) 
‘ ‘ Receptacle coriaceous, pileate, stipitate or sessile, infundibiiliform, dimidiate, 
resupiliate or effuRo-reflexed. Stem central, lateral or none. Hymenium inieiioi, 
with an intermediate layer, smooth, rarely rugulose or ribbed, sometimes setulose, 
pubescent or velvety. 'Flesh pale. Spores white, oval, elliptical, globose, siff)- 
hobose cylindrical, ‘oblong or oblong elliptic; smooth or granular; basidia with 
2-4 sterigmata. Cystidia hyaline, rarely coloured, present or absent. Annual or 
jierennial. Growing on wood or on the ground. ’ ’ Rea. 
KEY TO THE SPECIES. 
Stipitate. 
Caes])itose to confluent at the bases of trees. 
Pileus irregularly infundibiiliform, cinnamon, to 
lin broad. Hymenium pinkisli buff to vinaceous 
_ ) 400. Stermm eleqans. 
Eff'uso-reflexed. 
Hvmenium warm buff, 
Pileus strigosely hairy, subzoned, ochraceous- 
tawny, buff to cinnamon brown 401. 
Hymenium greyish or dingy pinkish buff. 
Pileus strigosely hairy, subzoned, not deeply 
lacerated, often narrowed to the attachment, 
pale wood colour to pinkish buff and sayal- 
brown 
Similar but pileus deeply lacerated into small 
blunt lobes. Branched paniphyses present . . 403. 
Hvmenium I’inaceous drab, sorghum brown ^ or 
'Verona brown, witli a glaucous bloom, growing 
edge fawn or vinaceous fawn. 
Pileus pilose-strigose, subzoned, usually rich 
brown (Vandyke brown, etc.) 104. <S. Mvdens. 
Hymenium mouse-grey to dark mouse-grey, some- 
times pinkish buff. 
Pileus villose to strigose, snuff brown to 
I ^ , 40o. S. semilugens. 
S. hirsutum. 
S. velleremm. 
S. radiato-fissmn. 
