Polyporus leprieurii

Polyporus leprieurii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Polyporales
Family:	Polyporaceae
Genus:	Polyporus
Species:	P. leprieurii
Binomial name
	Polyporus leprieurii; Mont. (1840)
Synonyms
	Polyporus tephromelas Mont. (1840); Polyporus hemicapnodes Berk. & Broome (1875); Polyporus calyculus Pat. & Gaillard (1888); Polyporus savoyanus Pat. (1891); Polyporus atripes Rostr. (1902); Polyporus pusillus Rostr. (1902); Polyporus subelegans Murrill (1907);

Polyporus leprieurii is a species of poroid fungus in the genus Polyporus. It was first described scientifically by French mycologist Camille Montagne.^[1]

It is found in tropical to subtropical areas of America and Eastern Asia, where it grows on dead hardwood that is lying on the ground, or on hanging branches.^[2]

References

^ Montagne, J.P.F.C. (1840). "Séconde centurie de plantes cellulaires exotiques nouvelles, Décades I et II". Annales des Sciences Naturelles Botanique (in French). 13: 193–207.
^ Núñez, M.; Ryvarden, L. (1995). "Polyporus (Basidiomycotina) and related genera". Synopsis Fungorum. 10: 1–85 (see p. 50).

[Montagne_1840-1] Montagne, J.P.F.C. (1840). "Séconde centurie de plantes cellulaires exotiques nouvelles, Décades I et II". Annales des Sciences Naturelles Botanique (in French). 13: 193–207.

[Núñez_1995-2] Núñez, M.; Ryvarden, L. (1995). "Polyporus (Basidiomycotina) and related genera". Synopsis Fungorum. 10: 1–85 (see p. 50).

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