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Mordecai Cooke to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1881-12-01 [81.12.01a]. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1880-9/1881/81-12-01a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

1
The list is one of a number sent by Cooke that are now in the library of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. See notes to M. Cooke to M, 17 January 1885, for a discussion of Cooke's author attributions.
Unless otherwise noted, all entries with an identifying number or letter have an ink to the left of the numeral or letter..
FNI and Index fungorum were accessed 1 June 2021.
The sheets have been repaired, and places where text obliterated has been added back in pencil are indicated in the notes.
The bottom left of the first sheet has been annotated by J. H. Willis '1 December 1886'. That sheet has at top left a pencil annotation, part of which is covered by a repair: 'Henry [utilized]'.
The list is arranged implicitly in five columns: reference number, Genus, species epithet and author, location, collector. This arrangement is formalised in this transcription.
Australian Fungi ( 1 st instalment )
No
74
Polyporus
xanthopus Fr
Tweed River
2
NSW. There is a pencilled 'x' at the left of the entry.
Camara
133
"
"
Rockhampton
3
Qld.
Thozet
"
"
Clarence River
4
NSW.
Willcox
13
"
"
Port Denison
5
Now Bowen, Qld . There is no ✓ against this entry.
Shann
3[7]
"
"
Upp. Daintree Riv.
6
Upper Daintree River, Qld.
Harris
7
Probably C. C. Harris.
"
"
Richmond River
8
NSW.
Camara
"
"
New Guinea
Chalmers
"
"
Trinity Bay
9
Qld.
Karsten
Schizophyllum
commune Fr
Loddon River
10
Vic.
Toorvoomba
11
i.e. Toowoomba, Qld.
Hartmann
12
Carl Hartmann.
"
"
Clarence River
Wilcox
"
"
Richmond River
Camara
"
"
Rockhampton
Thozet
"
"
Moonan NSW
Carter
13
Probably S. H. Carter.
91
Polyporus
caperatus B
Richmond River
Camara
14
There is no against this entry.
18
Polyporus
Hasskarlii
Port Denison
Shann
72
Lentinus
pelliculosus Fr
Richmond River
Camara
15
There is no against this entry.
Agaricus (Pl)
16
Pleurotus ; see Cooke (1892), p. 35.
applicatus Bat
Clarence River
Willcox
61
Hirneola
polytricha Fr
Chatham Islands
17
NZ. There is no against this entry.
"
"
Bellenden Ker Range
18
Qld.
Karsten
"
"
Clarence River
Willcox
"
"
Muellersville
19
Thozet property near Rockhampton, Qld.
Thozet
"
"
Toorvoomba
Hartmann
"
"
Richmond River
Camara
"
"
Port Denison
Camara
"
"
Rockhampton
Thozet
118
Auricularia
m esenterica Fr
20
FNI has Persoon as the author of the combination, not Fries.
SW Australia
Muir
21
Thomas Muir; there is a specimen of this species collected in 1881 with collector's number 118 at MEL 1053294.
66
"
"
Clarence River
Camara
22
There is no against this entry
"
"
Toorvoomba
Hartmann
Laschia
23
The name has been corrected by Cooke, and the correction clarified by writing 'sch' above the correction.
tremellosa Fr
Mt Dryander
24
Qld.
Shann
"
"
Bellenden Ker Range
Karsten
"
"
Richmond River
Camara
——— " ——
——— " ———
Clarence River
Willcox
25
This is the last entry on p. 1.
Polyporus
igniarius Fr
Port Denison
Shann
44
Polyporus
rhipidium B
Illawarra
26
NSW.
Karsten
27
Error for Kirton? Karsten is not known to have collected other than in far north Qld ; see George (2009) and AVH data. William Kirton is known to have collected in the relevant area, including fungi.
"
"
Toorvoomba
Hartmann
Polyporus
oblectans B
Sydney
Miss Scott
28
Harriet Scott.
"
"
SW Australia
Muir
"
"
Gipps Land
29
i.e., Gippsland, Vic.
1. &c
Polyporus
lucidus Fr
Trinity Bay
Karsten
30
There is no against this entry; but there is a pencilled X to the left of the number.
"
"
Port Denison
Shann
Polyporus
sanguineus Fr
31
FNI gives Meyer as the author of the combination, not Fries.
Port Denison
Shann
"
"
Sydney
Miss Scott
"
"
Upp. Daintree Riv
Harris
"
"
Trinity Bay
Karsten
"
"
Clarence River
Willcox
Polyporus
cinnabarinus Fr
Clarence River
Willcox
"
"
Toorvoomba
Hartmann
"
"
Richmond River
Camara
"
"
Loddon River
"
"
King George's Sound
32
WA, i.e. King George Sound. The Harris who was collecting in the south-west of WA has not been positively identified.
Harris
14
Hypoxylon
concentricum Fr
33
FNI gives Greville as the author of this combination, not Fries.
Port Dennison
Shann
129
"
"
Rockhampton
Thozet
124
"
"
S W Australia
Muir
"
"
Toorvoomba
Hartmann
"
"
Moonan NSW
Carter
Xylaria
polymorpha Grev
Port Denison
Shann
"
hypoxylon Fr
34
FNI gives Greville as the author of this combination, not Fries.
Rockhampton
Thozet
"
digitata Fr
35
FNI gives Greville as the author of this combination, not Fries.
Clarence River
Willcox
Poronia
oedipus M
36
Not in FNI, but in Cooke (1892), p. 289.
Clarence River
Willcox
Sphaerostilbe
cinnabarina Tul
37
Not in FNI, but in Cooke (1892), p. 279.
Clarence River
Willcox
Ceratium
hyd n oides A & S
38
Not in FNI, but in Cooke (1892), p. 384.
Clarence River
Willcox
Xylostroma
giganteum Fr
N E Tasmania
Wintle
11
Corticium
coeruleum Fr
Port Denison
Shann
39
In addition to the , there is an ink \ against this entry.
91
Stereum
caperatum Fr
40
FNI gives Berkeley as the author of this combination, not Fries. There is no against this entry.
Richmond River
Camara
9
" ——
—— —— "
Port Denison
Shann
41
This is the last entry on p. 2; there is a long sloping line beneath the entry.
Stereum
lobatum Kunze
New Guinea
Chalmers
98
"
"
Richmond River
Camara
42
There is no against this entry.
128
"
"
Rockhampton
Thozet
80,81,82
"
"
Tweed River
Camara
43
There is no against this entry.
17
"
"
Port Denison
Shann
Bovista
lilacina B & M
Tweed River
Camara
"
"
Moonan
Carter
Penicillium
crustaceum Lk
44
Not in FNI, but in Cooke (1892), p. 384, as a synonym under P. glaucum .
Clarence River
Willcox
Myrothecium
inundatum Tode
Clarence River
Willcox
Stereum
lobatum Kze
Toorvoomba
Hartmann
84
Stereum
Boryanum Lev
45
FNI gives Fries as the author of this combination, not Léveillé.
Tweed River
Camara
46
There is no against this entry.
"
"
Richmond River
Camara
"
Thozetii B
Gipps Land
47
In the 'column' containing numbers Cooke has written '(Shanniana)'.
Hexagona
48
Hexagonia?
Wightii B
49
FNI gives Fries as the author of this combination, not Berkeley.
Port Denison
Shann
52
"
"
Toorvoomba
Hartmann
75
Hexagona
Muelleri B
Tweed River
Camara
50
There is no against this entry.
40
"
"
Illawarra
Karsten
51
Kirton? See note to entry no. 44, above.
"
decipiens B
Clarence River
Willcox
"
similis B
Illawarra
Karsten
52
Kirton? See note to entry no. 44, above .
"
"
Port Denison
Shann
"
"
Richmond River
Camara
21, 23
"
subtenuis B
Port Denison
Shann
Scleroderma
vulgare Fr
53
FNI gives Hornemann as the author of the name , not Fries.
Moonan
Carter
"
"
Lake Muir
54
WA.
Muir
"
"
Clarence River
Willcox
"
bovista Fr
Twofold Bay
55
NSW.
White
115
"
geaster Fr
S W Australia
Muir
"
pandanaceum B
56
FNI gives Mueller as the author of the name, citing Berkeley (1873).
Illawarra
Karsten
57
Kirton? See note to entry no. 44, above.
Mitremyces
fuscus B
Lake Muir
Muir
114
Polysaccum
marmoratum B
S W Aust.
Muir
"
"
Twofold Bay
White
"
olivaceum Fr
King George Sound
Harris
Mesophellia
arenaria B
W Australia
Muir
41
Lycoperdon
gemmatum Fr
58
FNI gives Batsch as the author of the name, not Fries.
Illawarra
Karsten
59
'Karsten' has been deleted, and 'Kirton' added in a different hand ( J. H. Willis? ) ; see note at entry no. 44 above. This is the final entry on p. 3.
Mycenastrum
phaeotrichum B
Port Denison
Shann
Cyathus
Lusueurii
60
C. lesuerii ?
Tul
Moonan
Carter
"
"
Clarence River
Willcox
132
"
"
Rockhampton
Thozet
"
"
Sydney
Miss Scott
Geaster
australis
61
In FNI as Geastrum australe , of which Geaster australis is listed as an orthographic variant by Index fungorum .
B
King George Sound
Harris
102
"
saccatus
62
In FNI as Geastrum saccatum , of which Geaster saccatus is listed as an orthographic variant by Index fungorum . There is no against this entry.
Fr
Richmond River
Camara
46
"
"
Illawarra
Karsten
63
Kirton? See note to entry no. 44.
42
Lycoperdon
c ae latum Fr
64
FNI gives Bulliard as the author of the name, not Fries.
Do ———
Do
"
pusillum Fr
65
FNI gives Batsch as the author of the name, not Fries.
King George Sound
Harris
"
australe B
Moonan
Carter
"
"
Clarence River
Willcox
"
pyriforme Fr
66
FNI gives Schaffer as the author of the name, not Fries.
Do ———
Do
Tremella
mesenterica Fr
67
FNI gives Retzius as the author of the name, not Fries.
Lake Muir
Muir
"
"
Twofold Bay
White
"
albida Fr
68
FNI gives Hudson as the author of the name, not Fries.
Bellenden Ker Range
Karsten
Hirneola
fuscosuccinea M
Clarence River
Willcox
"
" ———— ———— ——
SW Austr.
Muir
Lentinus
Lecomtei Fr
Tweed River
Camara
"
fulvus B
Clarence River
Willcox
"
"
Richmond River
Camara
"
"
Mt Dryander
Shann
55
"
fasciatus B
Toorvoomba
Hartman
69
There is no against this entry.
62
"
"
Richmond River
Camara
70
There is no against this entry.
"
Schomburgkii B.
Port Denison
Shann
"
blepharodes B
Do ————
Do
130
Lentinus
entirely destroyed
Rockhampton
13
Polyporus
grammocephalus B
Port Denison
Shann
71
There is no against this entry, but there is a \ in ink in the equivalent position.
"
scruposus Fr
Twofold Bay
White
"
"
Toorvoomba
Hartmann
12. 20
"
"
Port Denison
Shann
"
"
Clarence River
Willcox
"
"
Illawarra
Karsten
72
Kirton; see note at entry no. 44 above.
"
"
Lake Muir
Muir
73
This is the final entry on p. 4.
88 &c
Polyporus
luteo-olivacecus B
Richmond River
Camara
74
There is no against this entry.
"
"
Clarence River
Willcox
19
"
"
Port Denison
Shann
"
aratus B
Toorvoomba
Hartmann
100
Lenzites
repanda Fr
Richmond River
Camara
75
There is no against this entry.
"
"
Clarence River
Willcox
"
"
Illawarra
Karsten
76
Kirton? See note at entry no. 44 above.
"
deplanata Fr
Clarence River
Willcox
89
"
flaccida Fr
Richmond River
Camara
77
There is no against this entry.
"
striata Fr
Do ————
Do
"
abietina Fr
Rockhampton
Thozet
"
"
Clarence River
Willcox
"
"
Port Denison
Shann
Daedalea
aspera Kl
Richmond River
Camara
"
tenuis B
Rockhampton
Thozet
Trametes
sprucei B
Clarence River
Willcox
136
"
"
Rockhampton
Thozet
"
"
Richmond River
Camara
"
laevis
78
T. levis ? but in Cooke (1892), p. 159, as T. laevis .
B
Toorvoomba
Hartmann
"
"
Port Denison
Shann
"
"
Richmond River
Camara
"
umbrinius Curr
79
T. umbrina ? Cooke (1892), p. 160, has this name as a synonym of his T. Curreyi , the name given in Cooke (1879), p. 157.
Toorvoomba
Hartmann
"
"
Clarence River
Willcox
"
"
Port Denison
Shann
Polyporus
Hasskarlii Lev
Toorvoomba
Hartmann
70
"
"
Clarence River
Willcox
80
There is no against this entry, or any of the remaining numbered entries on this page except no. 16.
86
"
cichoraceus B
81
FNI describes this as a new combination made in 1950.
Tweed River
Camara
34
"
Hasskarlii Lev (?)
Up Daintree River
Harris
"
flabelliformis Kl
New Guinea
Chalmers
78, 83
"
"
Tweed River
Camara
"
stereoides B&C
82
FNI gives Fries as the author of the name, not Berkeley & Cooke.
Richmond River
Camara
"
"
Upper Daintree Riv
Harris
"
arcularius Fr
Moonan
Carter
16
"
rubidus B
Port Denison
Shann
83
This is the final entry on page 5.
131
Polyporus
hirsutus Fr
Rockhampton
Thozet
"
"
Toorvoomba
Hartmann
"
"
Illawarra
Karsten
84
Kirton? See note at entry no. 44 above.
"
"
Trinity Bay
Karsten
95, 94
Trametes
occidentalis Fr
Richmond River
Camara
85
There is no against this entry.
123
Polyporus
lilacino-gilvus
SW Aust
Muir
24, 25
"
pinsitus
Port Denison
Shann
77
"
elongatus
Tweed River
Camara
86
There is no against this entry.
50, 51
"
"
Illawarra
Karsten
87
Kirton? See note at entry no. 44 above.
43
"
laceratus B
88
B written over Fr.
Do ———
Do
Trametes
rigidus B
89
T. rigida?
Toorvoomba
Hartmann
"
"
Clarence River
Willcox
90
Polyporus
Peradeniae B&M
Richmond River
Camara
90
There is no against this entry.
7
Irpex
flavus Jungh
91
FNI gives Klotsch as the author of the name, not Junghuhn. There is no against this entry.
Port Denison
Shann
35
Daedalea
sanguinea Kl
Upp Daintree River
Harris
"
"
Tweed River
Camara
Trametes
occidentalis Fr
Trinity Bay
Karsten
"
"
Port Denison
Shann
131
"
versiformis B
Rockhampton
Thozet
92
There is no against this entry.
Polyporus
obliquus Fr
Clarence River
Willcox
"
ferruginosus Fr
Do
Do
"
corticola Fr
Port Denison
Shann
"
corium Kze
Clarence River
Willcox
"
hyposclerus B
Do
Do
"
Victoriae B
Do
Do
"
vulgaris Fr
Toorvoomba
Hartmann
30,32,33
"
flabelliformis Kl
Upp Daintree Riv
Harris
27
"
"
Port Denison
Shann
79
"
"
Tweed River
Camara
93
There is no against this entry.
"
"
Toorvoomba
Hartmann
97
"
"
Richmond R
Camara
94
There is no against this entry.
"
melanopus Fr
Toorvoomba
Hartmann
"
L eprieurii Lev
95
Not in FNI, but in Cooke (1892), p. 117, where Montagne is given as the author of the name, not Léveillé.
New Guinea
Chalmers
96
there is a slanted double line under the entry, to the left of the page.
M C Cooke
Decr 1./81
97
There is a horizontal line above the date, extending from near the centre of the page to the right margin.
Agaricus applicatus
Auricularia mesenterica
Bovista lilacina
Ceratium hydnoides
Corticium coeruleum
Cyathus Lusueurii
Daedalea aspera
Daedalea sanguinea
Daedalea tenuis
Geaster australis
Geaster saccatus
Hexagona decipiens
Hexagona Muelleri
Hexagona similis
Hexagona subtenuis
Hexagona Wightii
Hirneola fuscosuccinea
Hirneola polytricha
Hypoxylon concentricum
Irpex flavus
Laschia tremellosa
Lentinus blepharodes
Lentinus fasciatus
Lentinus fulvus
Lentinus Lecomtei
Lentinus pelliculosus
Lentinus Schomburgkii
Lenzites abietina
Lenzites deplanata
Lenzites flaccida
Lenzites repanda
Lenzites striata
Lycoperdon australe
Lycoperdon caelatum
Lycoperdon gemmatum
Lycoperdon mesenterica
Lycoperdon pusillum
Lycoperdon pyriforme
Mesophellia arenaria
Mitremyces fuscus
Mycenastrum phaeotrichum
Myrothecium inundatum
Penicillium crustaceum
Polyporus Hasskarlii
Polyporus aratus
Polyporus arcularius
Polyporus caperatus
Polyporus cichoraceus
Polyporus cinnabarinus
Polyporus corium
Polyporus corticola
Polyporus elongatus
Polyporus ferruginosus
Polyporus flabelliformis
Polyporus flabelliformis
Polyporus grammocephalus
Polyporus Hasskarlii
Polyporus Hasskarlii
Polyporus hirsutus
Polyporus hyposclerus
Polyporus igniarius
Polyporus laceratus
Polyporus Leprieurii
Polyporus lilacino-gilvus
Polyporus lucidus
Polyporus luteo-olivacecus
Polyporus melanopus
Polyporus oblectans
Polyporus obliquus
Polyporus Peradeniae
Polyporus pinsitus
Polyporus rhipidium
Polyporus rubidus
Polyporus sanguineus
Polyporus scruposus
Polyporus stereoides
Polyporus Victoriae
Polyporus vulgaris
Polyporus xanthopus
Polysaccum marmoratum
Polysaccum olivaceum
Poronia oedipus
Schizophyllum commune
Scleroderma bovista
Scleroderma geaster
Scleroderma pandanaceum
Scleroderma vulgare
Sphaerostilbe cinnabarina
Stereum Boryanum
Stereum caperatum
Stereum lobatum
Stereum Thozetii
Trametes laevis
Trametes occidentalis
Trametes rigidus
Trametes sprucei
Trametes umbrinius
Trametes versiformis
Tremella albida
Xylaria digitata
Xylaria hypoxylon
Xylaria polymorpha
Xylostroma giganteum