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sporangium, not rugulose as in B. mcxrocargm, or with white,
superficial patches of lime as in B. panicea.
(Rostafinski’s Synonyms.)
(Badhamia hyalina)
Physarum hyalinum, Pers., Disp., t. 2, f. 4, (1797) ; Eng. Flor,,
V., p. 315 ; Ann. Nat. Hist., n. 213.
Physarum membranaceum, Schum., Herb.
Physarum globuliferum, DC., in Herb.
Physarum hyalinum, a. alhidum, A. and S., 256 (1805).
Physarum cinereum. Link, Diss., i., 27 (1809).
Physarum hotryoides, a. hyalinum, Fr., Stirp., p. 83 (1825).
Physarum botrytis, Somm. (1826).
Physarum gracile, Weinm., Herb.
Physarum cancellatum, Wallr., FL Germ., 2128 (1833).
Biderma papaverinum, Wallr., FI. Germ., 2210 (1833).
Badhamia hyalina. Berk., Linn. Trans., xxi., t. 19, f. 3 (1851),
Cooke, Hdbk., n. 1143.
Physarum gracilentum, Fckl., Sym., 342 (1869), non Fries.
(Badhamia capsulifera)
Sphaeroearpus capsulifer, Bull, t, 470, f. 2 (1791).
Trichia capillifera, DC., FI. Fr., 684 (1805).
Physarum capsuliferum, Chev., FI. Fr., i., 339 (1826).
Badhamia cagosulifei'um. Berk., Linn. Trans., xxi., p. 153
(1851) ; B. and Br., Ann. Nat. Hist., n. 1595 ; Grevillea,
vol. V., p. 12 (not Cooke).
(JBadhamia utricularis)
Sphaeroearpus utricularis, Bull, t. 417, f. 1 (1791).
Physarum ovoideum, Schum., Saell., 1425 (1803).
Trichia utricularis, DC., FI. Fr., 676 (1805).
Physarum hyalinum, ¡3. chalybeum, A. and S., n. 256 (1805).
Physarum hotryoides, (3- ehalybeus, Fr., Stirp., p. 83 (1825).
Physanim utrieulare, Cbev., FI. Par., i., 337 (1826) ; Berk.,
Ann. Nat. Hist., 214.
Physarum caerulescens, Pers. in Litt.
Physarum aliitaeeum, Wallr., Herb.
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Badhamia utricularis. Berk., Linn. Trans,, xxi., p. 153 (1801);
Cooke, Hdbk., n. 1147.
Physarum melaleucum, Nyl., p. 126 (1859).
Badhamia granulifera, Phill.
Gregarious, but not crowded, sessile on a broad base, hemispherical
or slightly elongated, subdepressed, wall thick, with
crowded, large, fiattened, glistening, pale hrown scales o f bicarbonate
of lime ; inner wall very thin, iridescent ; splitting irregularly
above; mass of spores blackish-purple; columella shortly
cylindrical or subglobose ; capillitium copious, forming an irregular
network, passing from tbe columella to tbe inner wall, threads
with numerous, irregular flattened inflations containing minute
granules of lime ; spcn-es at f r s t in clusters ; spherical wben free,
witb a small circular portion of tbe wall thinner and convex,
minutely warted alpover, 18—20 g diameter.
Badhamia granulifera, Phillips, in Herb.
Bidymium granuliferum, Phill, Grev., vol. v., p. 114, t. 88,
£ 1, a—f ; Saco., Syll, vii, 1, n. 1316.
(Type in Herb., Phill.)
On herbaceous stems. San Francisco.
A very beautiful and remarkable species, externally resembling
a Lepidoderma in the large, distinct, scale-like patches of bicarbonate
of lime. Sporangia circular or elongated, slightly depressed,
2—3 mm. long.
Badhamia Fuckeliana, Eost.
Sporangia discoid, 1 mm. broad, stipitate, frequently umbili-
oate above or below ; stem even, elongated, coloured ; spores
blaokisb-violet; epispore delicately spinulose, 9—12 g diameter.
a. genuina. Sporangia 1 mm. diameter, stem 1 mm. long.
/3. gracilis. Sporangia ’5 mm. diameter, stem 1—lA mm.
long.
Badhamia Fueheliana, Rost., Mon. App., p. 2; Saoc., Syll.,
vii., 1, n. 1148.
Trichamphora Fueheliana, Rost., Mon., p. 138.