Fomitopsis castanea

Fomitopsis castanea Imazeki

A species in the family Fomitopsidaceae, order Polyporales.

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Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Fomitopsidaceae
Genus: Fomitopsis

What it is called

No common names recorded for this species yet — it is known by its scientific name only.

Also known as

Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.

Melanoporia castanea (Imazeki) T.Hatt. & Ryvarden
Nigrofomes castaneus (Imazeki) Teng
Nigroporus castaneus (Imazeki) Ryvarden

Others in Fomitopsis

Fomitopsis abieticola Fomitopsis anhuiensis Fomitopsis avellanea Fomitopsis bambusae Fomitopsis betulina Fomitopsis bondartsevae Fomitopsis caribensis Fomitopsis concava Fomitopsis deviata Fomitopsis epileucina Fomitopsis eucalypticola Fomitopsis euosma

Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).

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