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in Montagne's herbarium. On comparing it again, we question it
much, and particularly as the whole section Microporus is so rare
in American tropics. Polystictus subaffinis differs from Polystictus
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Fig. 755.
affinis in its much paler color and absence of stipe. It is close to
vernicipes, but much thinner, and from subvernicipes differs in much
paler color. We have specimens from Java with short stipe, and a
collection from Madagascar that is intermediate between the Java
plant and Polyporus vernicipes.
TRAMETES INCONDITA (Fig. 756), FROM P. VAN DE
BIJL, SOUTH AFRICA. There is more rejoicing in heaven over
the one lost sheep that returned to the fold than over the ninety and
Fig. 756.
Trametes incondita.
nine that went not astray. There is more pleasure in getting a definite
meaning for an old, indefinite name than in proposing a dozen socalled
new species. Trametes incondita was named by Fries in 1838,
from South African specimens, collected by Afzelius. No specimen
is preserved either in Fries' herbarium at Upsala or any other museum
of Europe, nor has this plant since been received in any museum.
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