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This peculiai species differs from all other known Stereums in its
color, which is quite marked. It is known only from one collection
at Paris recently made at Tokyo, Japan, by Dr. Harmand.
SYNONYMS.
Stereum alutaceum, Brazil, Cooke. The type, and it is "only known from the type locality," is
not "alutaceous" now as described, but "tabacinus" would be better. If it ever was alutaceous it
would be better referred to Stereum aurantiacum. The collector's note is "originally buff," but it
seems to have been preserved in carbolic acid, and I suppose the "original" refers to a change that had
taken place. The specimen is probably Stereum aurantiacum with the color changed by chemical
treatment.
Stereum cartilagineum, Brazil, Fries. No authentic specimen seen by me, and original description
probably refers to a plant of American tropics since called Cantharellus buccinalis. I have seen
two collections so named, Kalchbrenner's at Berlin, and Montagne's at Paris, neither of which has
any possible agreement with Fries' description.
Stereum xanthellum, South America, Cooke = Stereum aurantiacum.
Thelephora affinis, Cuba, Berkeley
Thelephora sericella, Cuba, Berkeley
Thelephora spectabilis, West Indies, Leveille =
Thelephora tuberosa, St. Domingo, Persoon mss. name for plant collected by Poiteau, is Stereum
aurantiacum of this pamphlet. This is collateral evidence of what we have elsewhere stated that the
plant we call Stereum affine is as a matter of history the same as Stereum aurantiacum originally.
SECTION 4.
Stipitate, with a mesoppdial stipe (usually). Smooth. Color reddish brownbay.
This is the most puzzling section to work out. In the museum most tropical
specimens belonging to this section are classed as "Stereum elegans," very few of
them correctly. The color cf the museum specimens in all species is very much
same reddish brown-bay, and the species have been most badly confused in every
museum. I suspect that this color in some species is due to a change in drying.
The collector's notes in some instances are "pale" or even "white" when fresh, but
habits of growth, whether in earth or on branches and wocd, whether growing
densely caespirose or scattered, seem to be the main differences. g
Fig. 539
Stereum elegans.
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Fig. 540
Stereum floriforme.