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SPORES COLORED. SETAE NONE.
FOMES BADIUS is quite close to Fomes rimosus, and distinguished with
difficulty. It has the same general appearance, shape, surface, context color, but
on comparison the surface is smoother, the pores are a little larger and also the
spores, which measure 6-7 mic. The pore mouths are darker and soft to the touch.
It seems to be quite a common form in several countries. It does not figure much
in literature, for it is usually referred to Fomes rimosus. The type is at Kew.
Klotzsch labeled it as coming from British America, but it was certainly from the
tropics, where it is a common species. It is also the same as Fomes rimosus as to
the Mauritius specimens, and Fomes Pappianus of my recent determination. It is
much too close to (typical) Fomes rimosus for comfort.
SPECIMENS. India, Karachi, D. F. O. Jerruck. Very abundant collections and surely the
most common Fomes in that locality.
Uruguay, Dr. F. Felippone.
Compare Pappianus, Underwoodii.
FOMES SCABER (Fig. 591). Pileus unguliform, with a rough, light brown,
uneven surface. Context brittle, soft, light brown (Buckthorn brown). Pores
medium, irregular, long, reaching the crust. Setae, none. Spores in great abundance,
pale colored, 4-6.
This is known only from an old type (Tasmania) at Kew, and a recent specimen
received by me from Rev. James Wilson, Australia. We believe our specimen is the
same on comparison with type, though color of crust and context is lighter, perhaps
due to old age of the type. The spores too of the type are more globose and of deeper
color. In very ancient history this was determined as igniarius var. scaber, by
Berkeley, from Tasmania. Then he confused it with another species from Mauritius
some years later and called both Fomes rimosus. No additional specimen of the
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