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Oak-branch Thelephora.
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C l a s s a n d O r d e r CRYPTOGAMIA FUNGI, Lin n Nat. Ord. F U N G I, Link,
Grev.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Hymenium cum pileo komogeneum et concretum, papillosum vel planum, setosum
vel loeve, undique fructificatione obsitum.— Pileus persistens coriaceus plerumque
adnatus vel resupinatus.
Hymenium o f the same substance, and not distinct from the piieus, papii-
iose or piane, bearing minute bristles, or smooth, everywhere covered
with th e fructification— Pileus persistent, coriaceous, mostly adnate or
resupinate.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
T helephora q u e rc in a ; resupinata, carnea vel dilute aurantiaca, margine demum
involuto, subtus libera, nigrescens.
Th. resupinate, flesh-colour or pale orange, the margin at length involute,
black and free beneath.
T helephora q ue rc ina , Pers. Syn. Fung. p. 573.—Ejusd- Mycol. Europ. 1 .
p. 124.—Alb. et Schwein. p. 276— Nees, Syst. t. 34. f. 233.—Fries, Syst.
Mycol. 1 . p. 442.—Grev. Fl. Edin. p. 409— Schwein. Syn. Fung. Carol.
No. 1020.
T h e l e p h o r a corticalis, De Cand. Fl. Franç. ed. 3. v. 2. p. I 06.—Ejusd. Syn.
p . 21.
T helephora carnea, Humb. Fl. Frib. p. 106.
A uricolaria corticalis. Bull. Champ, p. 285. t. 436. f. 1 With. Bot. Arr.
ed. 6. V. 4. p. HO.— Relh. Fl. Cantab, ed. 3. p. 552— Winch, Bot. Guide,
2. p. 99-—Part. Midi. Fl. 2. p. 681.
L ichen carnea, WiUd. Fl. Berol. p. 358.
Hab. On dead branches of O ak trees, frequent. The whole year.
Pileus h a lf an inch to two inches in breadth; irregularly circular, of a thickish,
somewhat brittle substance, cracking in age, and becoming involute
at the margin. The inferior surface somewhat smooth, free, and at
length black. Hymenium flesh-colour, or pale orange, unequally papillose,
soft to the touch. Sporuks globose.
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