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Key to 5 accepted species of Ramaricium worldwide

1. Basidiospores smooth........................................................................................................................................... R. flavomarginatum

- Basidiospores ornamented..................................................................................................................................................................2

2. Basidiospores <5.5 µm in length, thin.......................................................................................................................... R. yunnanense

- Basidiospores>5.5 µm in length, thin to thick-walled.......................................................................................................................3

3. Hymenophore smooth, white to pale ochraceous.................................................................................................. R. albo-ochraceum

- Hymenophore cracking, pale greyish to pale olive brown .................................................................................................................4

4. Hymenophore pale buff, basidiospores yellow, broadly ellipsoid........................................................................... R. polyporoideum

- Hymenophore pale olive brown, basidiospores hyaline or pale yellow, globose..................................................... R. alboflavescens