Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Coriolopsis crocata (Fries) Murrill. Bull. Torrey Club 32 : 358. 1905
Polyporus crocatus Fries, lEpicr. Myc. 477. 1838.
Poly porus by r sinus Mont. PI. Cell. Cuba 391. 1842. — Mont. Syll. Crypt. 167. 1856. (Type from
Cuba.) Polystictus crqcatus Fries, Nov. Symb. 91. 1851.
Pileus coriaceous, membranous, flaccid, flexible, elastic, effused-reflexed, sometimes covering' the entire under surface of logs, the reflexed portion dimidiate to reniform,
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applanate, conchate, 0-5 cm. long, 4 to many cm. broad, not exceeding 2 or 3 mm. in
thickness ; surface densely concentrically striate, somewhat zonate, villose-tomentose,
grayish-isabelline or pale-fulvous ; margin very thin, pallid, broadly sterile, entire to
slightly undulate : context thin, membranous, isabelline, spongy, 1-2 mm. thick ; tubes
very short and shallow, less than a mm. in length, mouths punctiform, regular, circular,
4-5 to a mm. , edges thick, entire, white to isabelline or pale-fulvous : spores smooth, hyaline^
Type locality : Mexico. Habitat : Dead deciduous wood. Distribution : Tropical America.
- bibliographic citation
- William Alphonso MurrilI, Gertrude Simmons BurIingham, Leigh H Pennington, John Hendly Barnhart. 1907-1916. (AGARICALES); POLYPORACEAE-AGARICACEAE. North American flora. vol 9. New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
