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^^lyportis pelles Lloyd. (Syii., P. atro}iisi>idus Lloyd.) (L., pellis, the 
skin of a beast, a pelt). — Pilous Russet (xv.) to Mars Prmvn (xv.), near Bay 
(II.) witli paler areas, or near Rood’s Brown (xxviil.), villous to liispid with 
brownish fibrils often in fascicles and sometimes scattered and sliowing a whitish 
fibrous surface beneath, nearly plane to sliglitly convex, up to 4lin. (10.6 cm.) 
laterally by 3in. (7.5 cm.) from before backwards, edge rounded, contracted 
sometimes into a narrow short stem-like base but usually broadly ami somewhat 
decurrently attached by one-third or more of its border. Llvmenial surface 
convex or concavo-convex, pores minute (about 0.2 to 1 mm. in lUameter), close, 
ii-regular, dissepinumts thin, whitish, pallid or with a pale ochraceous tinge (Light 
Pinkish Cinnamon, xxix.), when bruised or older turning Russet (xv.), the 
tubes when cut Pale Ochraceous Salmon (xv.), becoming Russet (xv.), 
occasionally lin. (1.2 cm.) deep. Context radiatelv strigose. Pale Ochraceous 
Salmon becoming Russet, up to lin. (2.5 cm.) thick at its attachment, gradually 
attenuating outwards, hlcsh easily (uit like firm cheese, softish but (a)herent, 
concentrically zoned, turning dark brown (Wann Sepia, xxix.). Spores abundant, 
elbpticid,^ one side a little flattened, white to [)allid, some colo?ured brownish, 
4.5 to 7.5 by 3.2 to 4 /j.. On living and dead Eucalyptus trunks and stumps. 
South Australia On trunks of living E. ohlitpta L'lleilt and on dead stumps. 
Mount Lofty; National Park; Kuitpo; Back Valley off Inman Valiev. New 
South IVales. A’ictoria. May to July. 
Ihis is a common species on living trunks and dead stumjis of Stringv-bark 
(/<:. obliqua). It is somewhat fleshy vvlien fresh, the upper surface brown and 
hairy, and the tubes pallid, readily becoming brownish (e.g., russet) when bruised. 
325. Polypofus Victoriensis Lloyd. (Adjectival applving to the Australian 
State, ^ ictoria).— “Pileus sessile, large, 5 x Sin. (12.5 to 20 cm.) and :iin. (7.5 
cm.) thick, ligneous suggesting a Pomes. Surface with thin, pale, glabrous crust, 
much wi'inkled, context brown. Pores about l.o cm. long, coarse to the eye, 
brown, the nuraths darker, dissepiments thin, orifices about 3 in 1 mm. Setae 
none. Hymenial elements hyaline. Spores hvaline, globose, smooth, 4 fi (3.2 to 
3.5 p, J.B.C.).”— Lloyd. South Australia— On deail Eucalvpt, National Park. 
beptenit)er. 
32(1 Polyporus dryadeus (Pers.) Fr. (Cxr., drys, the oak).— More or loss 
hoot-shaped to bracket-shaped, triangular on section, 3.', in. (8.7 cm.) laterally, 
3jin. (81 cm.) from before backwards, 2Jin. (6.2 cm.) vertically at its attach- 
nient. L'pper surface irreg'ubufy plane to convex, gibbous near its atta.('.liment, 
more or less zoned and rugose, 'vvitli a crust, paler than Tawny Olive (Xxix.) to 
neai Ocluaceous Tawny (xv.). Hymenial surface descending, convex, concave 
near the edge which is rolled in a little, brown with i>allid glancescent pore 
orihces winch are minute, 2 to 3 in 1 mm., a little irregular, dissepiments rounded, 
tubes up to 4 in. (1.8 cm.) deep, near Dresden Brown (xv.), a little greyer than 
the contey. Context radiating, near Raw Sienna (ill.), near Buckthorn Brown 
r ; between Tawny ami Russet (xv.). Yellow Ochre (xv.) or ])allid turning 
slightly yellowish-brown and cutting easily when voung, with a tendency to a 
paler inycelial core. Spores elliptical, one side ’a little flattened, hyaline or 
torely tinted, 8.0 to 8.8 x 5 to 7 No setae seen in the Australian specimens. 
On living trunks of Eucalypt-us obliqua L’llerit. (Stringv-bark) up to 10ft. from 
the ground. South Australia — Mount Lofty. Europe. ’ May to July. 
1 he identification of this species was made by Dr. 0. C4. Uoyd. Possibly the 
Australian plant is not the same as the European P. dryadeus which usually 
grows on oaks and shows occasional setae. It is rare in South Australia ami is 
characterised with us by being hoof-shaped to triangular, with a thin brown 
crust, convex brown glaucescent hymenial surface and a thick context wliich 
otten shows a central mvcelial core. 
327 Polyporus gnvus (Schw.) Fr. (L., gilrus, pale wllow as applied here, 
Lie dictionary definition being carnation or flesh-colour and applving tJ 
Trametes lUacmo-gilva) . More or less applanate, dimidiate or shelf-lik'e, some- 
times somewhat imbricate, sometimes a vertical irregular ijatch several inches 
m eyent with brackets above and on its surface, soinetinies e^en^ng upw3fls 
at Its attachment, sessile througliout its extent or sometimes the attaclieil edge 
ibminished, a well-developed bracket 3Iin. (8.7 cm.) laterally l.lin 
(.1.1 cm.) or more from before backwards, and usually about tin. (L2 cm 1 
vertically in the middle, 3in. (1.8 cm.) at the attachment.’ Ujiper surf ace convex 
