PHANEROCHAETE FLAVA IN PUERTO-RICO

Phanerochaete flava is a conspicuous, bright yellow resupinate, wood-i nhabiting basidiomycete encountered in the subtropical wet and subtrop ical moist forest life zones in Puerto Rico. Characterized by abundant , white to yellow hyphal cords with numerous hyaline crystals, this sp ecies appears to be involved in the immobilization of nutrients follow ing disturbances, such as hurricanes and logging, that leave woody deb ris on the forest floor. Basidiomata are redescribed and illustrated. In addition, Peniophora subiculosa is placed in synonymy under P. flav a, and a combination, Phanerochaete exigua, is proposed.