Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Geopetalum catephes (Berk.) Murrill
Agaricus (Pleurotus) catephes Berk. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. II. 9: 192. 1852. Pleurotus catephes Sacc. Syll. Fung. 5: 365. 1887.
Pileus delicate, horizontal, reniform, attenuate to a stipe, but emarginate behind, 1.25-
2.5 cm. broad; surface translucent, glabrous: lamellae not interveined, subdecurrent, distant,
rather narrow.
Type locality: Santo Domingo.
Habitat: In woods.
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
