Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Polyporus dibaphus Berk. & Curt. Grevillea 1 : 36. 1872
Pileus circular, regular, convex, 2.5-3 X 0.05-0.1 ; surface dark-purple, finely tomentose, becoming glabrous, marked here and there with pale radiating lines ; margin thin, acute, entire^ fertile : context white, membranous ; tubes decurrent, ochraceous, very short, mouths angular, 4-5 to a mm., edges thin, becoming dentate : spores not examined : stipe central, slender, even, slightly darker, rough, pruinose below, 3 cm. long, 3 mm. thick.
Type locality : Alabama. Habitat : On dead wood. 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
