''Lenzites'' is a widespread
genus
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of
wood-decay fungi in the family
Polyporaceae
The Polyporaceae are a family of poroid fungi belonging to the Basidiomycota. The flesh of their fruit bodies varies from soft (as in the case of the dryad's saddle illustrated) to very tough. Most members of this family have their hymeniu ...
. It was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Elias Magnus Fries
Elias Magnus Fries (15 August 1794 – 8 February 1878) was a Swedish mycologist and botanist.
Career
Fries was born at Femsjö (Hylte Municipality), Småland, the son of the pastor there. He attended school in Växjö.
He acquired ...
in 1835.
The generic name honours German naturalist
Harald Othmar Lenz
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Medieval Kings of Denmark
* Harald Bluetooth (935–985/986)
Kings of Norway
* Harald Fairhair (c. 850–c. 933)
* Harald Greycloak (died 9 ...
(1798–1870).
Species
A 2008 estimate placed 6 species in ''Lenzites''.
,
Index Fungorum accepts 26 species:
*''
Lenzites alba
''Lenzites'' is a widespread genus of wood-decay fungi in the family Polyporaceae. It was circumscribed by Elias Magnus Fries in 1835. The generic name honours German naturalist Harald Othmar Lenz
Harald or Haraldr is the Old Norse form of the ...
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Beeli (1929)
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Lenzites alborepanda''
Lloyd (1923)
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Lenzites aurea''
Velen. (1930)
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Lenzites betulina''
(L.) Fr. (1838)
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Lenzites britzelmayrii''
Killerm. (1925)
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Lenzites cinnabarina''
Imbach (1946)
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Lenzites earlei''
Murrill (1908)
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Lenzites ferruginea''
(F.C.Harrison) Sacc. & Trotter (1912)
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Lenzites flabelliformis''
L.M.Dufour (1913)
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Lenzites glabra''
Lloyd (1919)
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Lenzites glabrescens''
(Berk.) G.Cunn. (1950)
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Lenzites kusanoi''
(Murrill) Teng (1964)
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Lenzites leveillei''
Pat. (1900)
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Lenzites lutescens''
Syd. & P.Syd. (1900)
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Lenzites muelleri''
(Berk. ex Cooke) Lloyd (1919)
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Lenzites nummularia''
Lohwag (1937)
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Lenzites pergamenea
''Lenzites'' is a widespread genus of wood-decay fungi in the family Polyporaceae. It was circumscribed by Elias Magnus Fries in 1835. The generic name honours German naturalist Harald Othmar Lenz (1798–1870).
Species
A 2008 estimate placed 6 ...
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Pat. (1914)
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Lenzites shichiana''
(Teng & L.Ling) Teng (1964)
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Lenzites spegazzinii''
Bres. (1926)
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Lenzites stereoides''
(Fr.) Ryvarden (1972)
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Lenzites styracina''
(Henn. & Shirai) Lloyd (1919)
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Lenzites thermophila''
O.Falck (1909)
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Lenzites trabeiformis''
(Murrill) Murrill (1912)
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Lenzites undulata''
(Hoffm.) Sacc. & Traverso (1912)
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Lenzites yoshinagae''
Lloyd (1922)
References
Polyporaceae
Polyporales genera
Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries
Fungi described in 1835
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