Crepidotus crocophyllus

Filamentous suprapellis, composed of broad, interwoven hyphae, with abundant ochraceous intracellular pigment and some with abundant brown encrustations. Subpellis hyphae of very similar morphology but more hyaline.

Lamellar edge without clearly differentiated elements from basidia or basidioles, though isolated sterile elements (cystidioles) are visible, cylindrical and elongated, some with digitate outgrowths.

Basidia clavate, with basal clamp connections, 4-spored.

Spores spherical to very slightly ovoid, thick- and minutely verrucose-walled, yellow under the microscope, with abundant darker warts, and an inconspicuous apiculus.

Herbarium material available: JTP2264/24.