Panus stypticus (Bull.) Fr. 1838
Details
Panus stypticus (Bull.) Fr., Epicr. Syst. Mycol. 399 (1838)
Nomenclature
Fr.
Bull.
(Bull.) Fr.
1838
399
as 'stipticus'
Fr.
ICN
species
Panus stypticus
Classification
Descriptions
Panus stypticus (Bull.) Fr. 1838
Imbricated, fixed laterally, horizontal, thin, flexible, reniform, margin usually entire, cuticle broken up into minute scurfy scales, cinnamon, then yellowish-buff, 1.5-3 cm. across; gills rather crowded and narrow, connected by thin transverse ridges, margin entire; spores hyaline, 3 x 2 µ; stem distinctly lateral, compressed, very short. Taste hot and pungent.
Northern Island, New Zealand. Australia, Europe, United States.
On decaying trunks, stumps, &c.
Recognised by the densely crowded imbricated habit, cinnamon-colour of every part, and the hot taste.
Taxonomic concepts
Panus stypticus (Bull.) Fr. 1838
Panus stypticus (Bull.) Fr. (1838)
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Metadata
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scientific name
Names_Fungi
15 November 1993
31 July 2001