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***WITH METULOIDS (LLOYDELLA).
STEREUM MELLISII (Fig. 546). Pileus infundibuliform,
varying to flabelliform. Color dark bay without zones, and often
with paler margin. Hymenial surface, even, concolorous, velutinate
to the touch. Stipe dark, slender, with a brown tomentose pad at
base. Metuloids numerous, varying from 4 to 12 mic. thick, conical,
hyaline, rough.
This is a strongly distinct species originally from Saint Helena
and found also in Malay, Philippines, and the other Eastern countries.
It is darker color than any of the preceding. The velutinate hymenium
is caused by numerous metuloids. In the sense of Bresadola,
and partly of Leveille, this is Stereum affine, Leveille in his "type"
at Paris having included a specimen of each species. The type of
affine is at Leiden, quite another plant from Mellisii. The type
specimens at Kew are infundibuliform, but collections are often
flabellifoim. Marked features of the plant are the numerous metuloids,
and also a thick tomentose pad occurring at the base of the
stem.
Stereum Bresadoleanum, which might be sought here, we have placed in Section 9 on account of
its evidently close relation to Stereum involutum.
SYNONYMS.
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Cladoderris australica, Berk. Herb." Kalchbrenner's writing at Berlin. It has no resemblance
to "Cladoderris australica Berk. Herb.," and while it does not agree with the description, I suppose
it is the original of "Cladoderris australis Kalch." It is Stereum elegans.
Stereum alutaceum, Brazil, Berkeley, which from its color (now) comes in this section, will be
found in the preceding section.
Stereum curtum, "tropics," Fries. The types are at Berlin, originally in Willdenow's herbarium
In my belief they are little, depauperate specimens of Stereum surinamense, and, of course, a very
much "prior" name for it. However, they are so depauperate and the name is so inappropriate that
I do not feel disposed to use it.
Stereum cyathoides, Africa, Hennings. Types at Berlin. Based on depauperate specimens of
Stereum nitidulum.
Stereum fulvo-nitens, San Domingo, Berkeley, = Stereum Surinamense.
Stereum Junghuhnii, Java, Fries, change of Thelephora striata, which see below.
Stereum macrorrhizum, South America, Leveille (as Thelephora) = Stereum elegans of an unusually
regular growth. Not so confluent as ordinary. Types at Paris.
Stereum modestum, Asia, Kalchbrenner. No species found in the museums, but from description
apparently same as Stereum nitidulum.
Stereum Moselei, Australia, Cooke's determination as found in Handbook is Stereum floriforme
and has no resemblance to Stereum Moselei of Berkeley.
Stereum Moselei, Philippines, Berkeley. Known only from type. It is pale color, but has same
shape, surface, and metuloids, and I do not question is same plant as Stereum Mellisii.
Thelephora paradoxa, Java, Leveille, based on the same collection as Thelephora striata (see
below) which was an abnormal growth of some Stereum. It is classed in the Cladoderris cover now at
Pans (cfr. Syn. Cladoderris, p. 11).
Thelephora striata, Java, Junghuhn. The type is in box 367 at Leiden. It was described by
Jungnuhn as growing caespitose and connate on the ground. It does not so impress me, but at any
rate I consider it an abnormal growth of some Stereum. Fries changed the name to Stereum Jungtiunnu
and Leveille based Thelephora paradoxa on the same collection. I think it is not a normal
plant.
1 Trai1 "' South America ' Cooke (mss.). Same, I believe, as named Stereum Miquelianum
by Montane
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