''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot.

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, which are found growing on wood, are

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, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in color. Clamp connections are absent, and the skeletal

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e are yellowish-brown. The name ''Phellinus'' means ''cork''. The species '' Phellinus ellipsoideus'' (previously ''Fomitiporia ellipsoidea'') produced the largest ever fungal fruit body. Phellinin_a-B

''Phellinus'' species produce a number of natural chemicals which are of interest to science. These include the natural phenol hispidin,

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styrylpyrones called phelligridins, and bio-active

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s called phellinins.

Uses

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, Aborigines have used ''Phellinus'' fruit bodies medicinally. The smoke from burning fruit bodies was inhaled by those with sore throats. Scrapings from slightly charred fruit bodies were drunk with water to treat coughing, sore throats, "bad chests", fevers and diarrhoea. There is some uncertainty about which species of ''Phellinus'' were used.

Species

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Phellinus acifer ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

'' *'' Phellinus acontextus'' *''

Phellinus adamantinus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

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Phellinus adhaerens ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

'' *'' Phellinus allardii'' *''

Phellinus anchietanus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

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Phellinus andinopatagonicus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

'' *'' Phellinus andinus'' *''

Phellinus apiahynus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

'' *'' Phellinus appositus'' *'' Phellinus aureobrunneus'' *''

Phellinus baccharidis ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

'' *'' Phellinus badius'' *'' Phellinus bambusicola'' *''

Phellinus bambusinus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

'' *'' Phellinus betulinus'' *''

Phellinus bicuspidatus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

'' *'' Phellinus brevisetus'' *''

Phellinus carteri ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

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Phellinus caryophylleus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

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Phellinus caryophylli ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

'' *'' Phellinus castanopsidis'' *'' Phellinus chocolatus'' *''

Phellinus chryseus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

'' *'' Phellinus chrysoloma'' *'' Phellinus cinchonensis'' *''

Phellinus coffeatoporus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

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Phellinus conchatus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

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Phellinus coronadensis ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

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Phellinus crocatus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

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Phellinus crustosus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

'' *'' Phellinus cyclobalanopsidis'' *'' Phellinus cylindrosporus'' *'' Phellinus daedaliformis'' *'' Phellinus dependens'' *'' Phellinus deuteroprunicola'' *'' Phellinus dingleyae'' *'' Phellinus discipodoides'' *'' Phellinus ellipsoideus'' *'' Phellinus erectus'' *'' Phellinus eugeniae'' *'' Phellinus everhartii'' *'' Phellinus fastuosus'' *'' Phellinus feneus'' *'' Phellinus ferrugineovelutinus'' *''

Phellinus formosanus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

'' *'' Phellinus fragrans'' *'' Phellinus fushanianus'' *'' Phellinus gabonensis'' *''

Phellinus garuhapensis ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

'' *'' Phellinus gilbertsonii'' *''

Phellinus gilvus ''Phellinus gilvus'' is a plant pathogen which infects several hosts. See also * List of apricot diseases * List of black walnut diseases * List of Platanus diseases * List of sweetgum diseases * List of peach and nectarine diseases * List of ...

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Phellinus grenadensis ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

'' *'' Phellinus griseoporus'' *''

Phellinus hartigii ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

'' *'' Phellinus himalayensis'' *'' Phellinus hoehnelii'' *''

Phellinus igniarius ''Phellinus igniarius'' (syn. ''Phellinus trivialis'') is a fungus of the family ''Hymenochaetaceae''. Like other members of the genus of Phellinus it lives by saprotrophic nutrition, in which the lignin and cellulose of a host tree is degrade ...

'' *'' Phellinus incrustaticeps'' *'' Phellinus jezoensis'' *''

Phellinus kamahi ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

'' *'' Phellinus kravtzevii'' *''

Phellinus laevigatus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

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Phellinus lapideus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

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Phellinus laurencii ''Fuscoporia gilva'', commonly known as the oak conk, is a species of fungal plant pathogen which infects several hosts. It produces a tough, corky mushroom when it fruits. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is used to treat stomachaches and c ...

'' *'' Phellinus leiomitus'' *''

Phellinus linteus ''Phellinus linteus'' (Japanese "meshimakobu", Chinese "song gen", Korean "sanghwang", English "mesima", American English "black hoof mushroom") is a mushroom. It is shaped like a hoof, has a bitter taste, and in the wild grows on mulberry tree ...

'' *'' Phellinus livescens'' *''

Phellinus lopezii ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

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Phellinus luctuosus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

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Phellinus lukinsii ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

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Phellinus lundellii ''Phellinus lundellii'' is a species of fungus belonging to the family Hymenochaetaceae The ''Hymenochaetaceae'' are a family of fungi in the order Hymenochaetales. The family contains several species that are implicated in many diseases of br ...

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Phellinus luteofulvus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

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Phellinus luteus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

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Phellinus macroferreus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

'' *'' Phellinus macrosporus'' *'' Phellinus mangrovicus'' *''

Phellinus melanodermus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

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Phellinus membranaceus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

'' *'' Phellinus merrillii'' *'' Phellinus minimus'' *''

Phellinus minutiporus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

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Phellinus mituliformis ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Sporocarp (fungus), Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessility (botany), sessile, and perennial. The trama (mycology), f ...

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Phellinus montanus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

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Phellinus mori ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

'' *'' Phellinus neocallimorphus'' *'' Phellinus neonoxius'' *'' Phellinus neoquercinus'' *'' Phellinus newtoniae'' *'' Phellinus nicaraguensis'' *'' Phellinus nilgheriensis'' *''

Phellinus nothofagi ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

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Phellinus noxius ''Phellinus noxius'' is a plant pathogen. References External links Fungal plant pathogens and diseases noxius Fungi described in 1932 {{fungus-plant-disease-stub ...

'' *'' Phellinus ossatus'' *'' Phellinus overholtsii'' *'' Phellinus pachyphloeus'' *''

Phellinus palmicola ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

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Phellinus piceinus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

'' *'' Phellinus poeltii'' *'' Phellinus pomaceus'' *'' Phellinus populicola'' *'' Phellinus prunicola'' *'' Phellinus pseudoigniarius'' *''

Phellinus punctatiformis ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

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Phellinus purpureogilvus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

'' *'' Phellinus pusillus'' *''

Phellinus quercinus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

'' *'' Phellinus ralunensis'' *'' Phellinus reichingeri'' *''

Phellinus repandus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

'' *'' Phellinus resinaceus'' *'' Phellinus rhamni'' *'' Phellinus rhytiphloeus'' *'' Phellinus rickii'' *'' Phellinus rimosus'' *'' Phellinus robiniae'' *'' Phellinus roseocinereus'' *''

Phellinus rufus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

'' *'' Phellinus sancti-georgii'' *''

Phellinus sanfordii ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in colo ...

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Phellinus sarcites ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

'' *'' Phellinus scleropileatus'' *''

Phellinus scorodocarpi ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

'' *'' Phellinus semihispidus'' *'' Phellinus setulosus'' *'' Phellinus shaferi'' *''

Phellinus shoushanus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

'' *'' Phellinus sonorae'' *'' Phellinus spadiceus'' *'' Phellinus spiculosus'' *'' Phellinus spinescens'' *'' Phellinus subcontiguus'' *'' Phellinus sublaevigatus'' *'' Phellinus sublamaensis'' *'' Phellinus subsanfordii'' *''

Phellinus swieteniae ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

'' *'' Phellinus syringeus'' *''

Phellinus tawhai ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

'' *'' Phellinus tenuiculus'' *'' Phellinus terminaliae'' *'' Phellinus transversus'' *''

Phellinus tremulae ''Phellinus tremulae'', the aspen bracket, is a species of polypore fungus in the family Hymenochaetaceae that grows on ''Populus tremula'' and on trembling aspen in Canada. The species was first described as ''Fomes igniarius'' f. ''tremulae'' ...

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Phellinus tricolor ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

'' *'' Phellinus tubifragilis'' *'' Phellinus turbinatus'' *'' Phellinus uncinatus'' *''

Phellinus uncisetus ''Phellinus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in ...

'' *'' Phellinus velutinus'' *'' Phellinus viticola'' *'' Phellinus weirianus'' *''

Phellinus weirii ''Phellinus weirii'' is a plant pathogen causing laminated root rot in certain conifers, typically Douglas-fir and western redcedar. It is widespread in the Douglas-fir growing regions of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon Oregon ...

'' *'' Phellinus williamsii'' *'' Phellinus zealandicus''

References

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