Pleurotus bursiformis (Berk.) Sacc. 1887

Details

Name scientific

Pleurotus bursiformis (Berk.) Sacc. 1887

Preferred name

Conchomyces bursiformis (Berk.) E. Horak 1981

Taxonomy reference

Buchanan, P.K.; Ryvarden, L. 2000: An annotated checklist of polypore and polypore-like fungi recorded from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 38(2): 265-323.

Nomenclature

Authors

(Berk.) Sacc.

Original authors

Berk.

Combination authors

Sacc.

Publication place

Saccardo, P.A. 1887: Sylloge Hymenomycetum, Vol. I. Agaricineae. Saccardo, P.A. Sylloge Fungorum. 5.

Year published

1887

Publication page

376

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Agaricus bursiformis Berk. 1859

Type locality

Tas., Australia

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Pleurotus bursiformis

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Agaricomycetes

Order

Agaricales

Family

Pleurotaceae

Genus

Pleurotus

Species

bursiformis

Descriptions

Horak, E. 1971: A contribution towards the revision of the Agaricales (Fungi) from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 9(3): 403-462.

Pleurotus bursiformis (Berk.) Sacc. 1887

Notes

Pleurotus bursaeformis (Berkeley) (11,16) = Hohenbuehelia bursaeformis (Berkeley) Reid, Kew Bull. 17: 304, 1963.

A detailed study of this polymorphic species which is widely distributed throughout the Pacific basin, will be published at a later date.

Massee, G.E. 1899: The fungus flora of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 31: 282–349.

Pleurotus bursiformis (Berk.) Sacc. 1887

Description

Pileus almost sessile or narrowed behind into a very short lateral stem-like base, horizontal or the margin drooping, very convex; flesh thin, whitish, downy behind, becoming glabrous towards the margin, 2-5 cm. across; gills slightly decurrent, transversely streaked, pallid; spores dingy-white, subglobose, 6-7 µ, diameter.

Distribution

New Zealand. Tasmania.

Habitat

On dead bark.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Pleurotus bursiformis (Berk.) Sacc. 1887

Pleurotus bursiformis (Berk.) Sacc. (1887)

Buchanan, P.K.; Ryvarden, L. (2000)

Conchomyces bursiformis (Berk.) E. Horak 1981

Pleurotus bursiformis (Berk.) Sacc. 1887

Pleurotus bursiformis (Berk.) Sacc. (1887)

Horak, E. (1971)

Pleurotus bursiformis (Berk.) Sacc. 1887

Pleurotus bursiformis (Berk.) Sacc. (1887)

Massee, G.E. (1899)

Pleurotus bursiformis (Berk.) Sacc. 1887

Pleurotus bursiformis (Berk.) Sacc. (1887)

Saccardo, P.A. (1887)

Global name resources

Index Fungorum - Pleurotus bursiformis

MycoBank - Pleurotus bursiformis (Berk.) Sacc.

Metadata

Record id

1cb1b659-36b9-11d5-9548-00d0592d548c

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Fungi

Date added

20 August 1997

Date last updated

15 December 2003

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