


Chondrostereum Pouzar 1959

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Chondrostereum Pouzar 1959
Fruiting bodies crust-like and sometimes with narrow brackets, closely resembling Stereum. C. purpureum is common on a wide range of introduced hosts.
The endemic C. vesiculosum is found in native forest.
Corticioid fungi causing a white rot, with crust-like basidiocarps, often with a shelf-like margin.
Two species in New Zealand. The introduced C. purpureum causes silver blight of stone and pip fruits, while C. vesiculosum occurs on a wide range of native hosts, occassionally on introduced trees.