Kaulf., Enum. Fil.192.1824 Superficially identical to V. lineata, but the rhizome scales multiseriate to apex (or with a short, uniseriate tip), the cell walls at margin of scale thinner than those in center; the paraphyses stout, distinctly club-shaped, reddish-brown or darker, the apical cell enlarged; the spores tetrahedral-globose, trilete. Croat 4011a.