The Nidulariaceae or bird's nest fungi of the Hawaiian Islands

Abstract

Eleven species of the Nidulariaceae are known to occur in the Hawaiian Islands and are described and illustrated. These are Sphaerobolus stellatus, Cyathus berkeleyanus, C. bulleri, C. poeppigii, C. limbatus, C. microsporus, C. pallidus, C. crassimurus, C. triplex, C. earlei, C. stercoreus. All are widely distributed elsewhere in the tropics except C. crassimurus, a recently described species from Hawaii.