''Flaviporus'' is a
genus
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of poroid
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the family
Steccherinaceae
The Steccherinaceae are a family of about 200 species of fungi in the order Polyporales. It includes crust-like, toothed, and poroid species that cause a white rot in dead wood.
Taxonomy
The family was circumscribed by Czech mycologist Erast ...
.
Taxonomy
''Flaviporus'' was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by American mycologist
William Alphonso Murrill
William Alphonso Murrill (October 13, 1869 – December 25, 1957) was an American mycologist, known for his contributions to the knowledge of the Agaricales and Polyporaceae. In 1904, he became the assistant Curator at the New York Botanical Ga ...
in 1905. He designated the
type species
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as ''Flaviporus rufoflavus'';
this taxon is now considered the same as ''
Flaviporus brownii''.
The generic name combines the
Latin
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word ''flavus'' ("light yellow") with the
Ancient Greek
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(pore).
Description
Murrill described the characteristics of ''Flaviporus'' as follows: "Hymenium annual, often reviving, epixylous, sessile, dimidiate, imbricate; surface encrusted, glabrous: context thick, woody, brown; tubes thin-walled, minute, regular: spores smooth, hyaline."
Species
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Flaviporus americanus''
(Ryvarden & Gilb.) Ginns (1984)
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Flaviporus brownii''
(Humb.) Donk (1960)
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Flaviporus citrinellus''
(Niemelä & Ryvarden) Ginns (1984)
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Flaviporus delicatus''
A.David & Rajchenb. (1992) – Africa
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Flaviporus hunua''
(G.Cunn.) Ginns (1984)
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Flaviporus hydrophilus''
(Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Ginns (1980)
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Flaviporus liebmannii''
(Fr.) Ginns (1980)
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Flaviporus minutisporus''
(D.A.Reid, K.S.Thind & Chatr.) Ginns (1980) –
Uttar Pradesh
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Flaviporus stramineus''
(Bres.) Ginns (1984)
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Flaviporus subhydrophilus''
(Speg.) Rajchenb. & J.E.Wright (1987)
*''
Flaviporus venustus''
A.David & Rajchenb. (1985) –
Martinique
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Flaviporus xanthus''
A.David & Rajchenb. (1992) – Africa
References
Steccherinaceae
Polyporales genera
Taxa named by William Alphonso Murrill
Taxa described in 1905
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