Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Amauroderma nutans (Fries) Murrill,
Polyporus nutans Fries, Nov. Symb. 61. 1851. Ganoderma nutans Pat. Bull. Soc. Myc. Fr. 5 : 68. 1889.
A small plant with slender recurved stipe, having the habit of Hydnuin auriscalpium. Pileus corky, orbicular, convex above, concave below, 2X2 X 0.3-0.5 cm.; surface smooth, pallid to bay-black, dull-avellaneous in type specimens, abruptly sulcate, radiate-rugose ; margin thin, acute, pallid, entire, sterile: context floccose, becoming indurate, very thin," white to avellaneous, scarcely a mm. thick ; tubes annual, 2-3 mm. long, pallid to avellaneous within, young and but partially developed in type specimens, mouths angular, minute, 8-9 to a mm., pallid to avellaneous, edges thin, entire: spores not examined : stipe lateral, umbonate-affixed, long, slender, flexuose, twisted as though twining, recurved at the apex, pallid to chestnut, encrusted, dull-avellaneous in type specimens, 2X0.4-0,8 cm.
Type locality : San Jos6, Costa Rica. Habitat : Dead trunks.
Distribution : Known only from the type locality.
- 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
