Pleurotus sordulentus (Berk. & Broome) Sacc. 1887

Details

Name scientific

Pleurotus sordulentus (Berk. & Broome) 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. & Broome) Sacc.

Original authors

Berk. & Broome

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

373

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Agaricus sordulentus Berk. & Broome 1883

Type locality

Australia

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Pleurotus sordulentus

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Agaricomycetes

Order

Agaricales

Family

Pleurotaceae

Genus

Pleurotus

Species

sordulentus

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 sordulentus (Berk. & Broome) Sacc. 1887

Notes

Pleurotus sordulentus Berkeley and Broome (11,16,29) = Hohenbuehelia brusaeformis (Berkeley) Reid. Examined material: COLENSO b 1230

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

Pleurotus sordulentus (Berk. & Broome) Sacc. 1887

Description

Pileus horizontal, sessile and attached by, the edge or having a short stem-like point of attachment springing from the posterior of the pileus, orbicular or somewhat reniform, dingy-white, at first slightly hairy or strigose; becoming glabrous with age, margin incurved, sometimes lobed, 3-6 cm. broad; gills radiating from the point of attachment, rather broad, thin, ventricose, whitish; spores subglobose, minutely but distinctly warted, 7-8 µ, diameter.

Distribution

New Zealand. Queensland.

Habitat

On wood.

Notes

Resembling Crepidotus mollis in habit and general appearance, but distinguished by the persistently white gills and spores. The warted spores stamp this species.