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oblique, of medium size, nearly equal, angular, dissepiments 
thin. 
On dead wood. Tasmania. 
831. Poria aprica. Berk. FI. Tasm. n., 254. Sacc. Syll. 
6062. 
Resupinate, effused, loosely adhering, like Xylostroma, pallid 
fawn-colour; pores of medium size, scattered (360 p diam.), dis- 
sepiments thin. 
. On dead wood. Tasmania. 
832. Poria merulina. Berk. FI. Tasm. n., 254. Sacc. Syll. 
6068. 
Resupinate, effused, orange, subiculum thin, membranaceous, 
tomentose ; pores medium (360 p diam.), dissepiments membrana- 
ceous. 
On dead wood. Tasmania. 
c. Rigidi. Pileus effused, leathery, dry, tough ; pores rather large , 
rounded, somewhat hexagonal or angular, almost equal ; dis- 
sepiments short, rigid. 
833. Poria corticola. Fr. Hym. Fur. 580. Sacc. Syll. 
6093. 
Very broadly effused, equal, firm, white, or becoming pallid, 
mycelium, interwoven, in a naked Xylostroma-tikc stratum ; pores 
naked, superficial, sometimes obsolete, punctiform. 
On rotting bark. Victoria. Queensland. S. Australia. 
834. Poria sinuosa. Fries Epicr. 487. Sacc. Syll. 6095. 
Broadly effused, adnate, dry, springing from an evanescent 
mycelium, white, then yellowish (4 m.m. thick) ; pores broad, 
flexuous, various, acute, torn. Spores 6 x 2-3 p. 
On wood and bark. N.S. Wales. 
835. Poria ferruginosa. Fr. Hym. Fur. 571. Sacc. Syll. 
6123. 
Effused, thick, firm, unequal, tawny, then ferruginous bay, 
margin sterile (as much as 2| c.m. thick) ; pores of medium size, 
very long, roundish and torn, cinnamon. 
On wood. Victoria. Queensland. N.S. Wales. W. Aus- 
tralia. 
P. corium, Kunze, is only a form of this. 
836. Poria contigua. Fr. Hym. Fur. 571. Sacc. Syll. 6126. 
Effused, thick, firm, smooth, somewhat marginate, cinnamon 
when young, margin at first villose (8 c.m. long, 2^ c.m. broad, 12 
m.m. thick ) ; pores rather large, equal, obtuse, entire. 
On old wood. Victoria. Queensland. N.S. Wales. 
837. Poria orbicularis. Berk. Ann. Nat. Hist, hi., 324. 
Sacc. Syll. 6130. 
Exactly orbicular, dark brown, margin sterile, membranaceous, 
strigosely pubescent; hymenium central, cracked when dry (7£ 
