Wolfiporia castanopsis

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Wolfiporia castanopsis
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W. castanopsis
Binomial name
Wolfiporia castanopsis
Y.C.Dai (2011)

Wolfiporia castanopsis is a species of wood-decay fungus in the order Polyporales. It is found in Yunnan, China, where it grows on the rotten wood of . The type locality was the Zixishan Nature Reserve in Chuxiong. The fungus, described as new to science in 2011 by mycologist Yu-Cheng Dai, is named for the tree with which it associates.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Dai YC, Zhou LW, Steffen K (2011). "Wood-decaying fungi in eastern Himalayas 1. Polypores from Zixishan Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, China". Mycosystema. 30 (5): 674–679.


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