''Piptoporus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
bracket fungi
Polypores are a group of fungi that form large fruiting bodies with pores or tubes on the underside (see Delimitation for exceptions). They are a morphological group of basidiomycetes-like gilled mushrooms and hydnoid fungi, and not all polypor ...
in the
Fomitopsidaceae
The Fomitopsidaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales. Most species are parasitic on woody plants, and tend to cause brown rots. The name comes from ''Fomitopsis'' (meaning "looking like Fomes") + ''-aceae'' (a suffix used to form t ...
family.
Species
Various species formerly classified as ''Piptoporus'' (for example, ''P. choseniae'', ''P. fraxineus'', ''P. ulmi'', ''P. hirtus'', and ''P. elatinus'') have been renamed or moved into other genera.
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*'' Piptoporus australiensis'' (Wakef.) G. Cunn.
*'']Piptoporus betulinus
''Fomitopsis betulina'' (previously ''Piptoporus betulinus''), commonly known as the birch polypore, birch bracket, or razor strop, is a common bracket fungus and, as the name suggests, grows almost exclusively on birch trees. The brackets burs ...
'' (Bull.) P. Karst. (1881)
*'' Piptoporus quercinus'' (Schrad.) P. Karst. (1881) (moved to Buglossoporus)
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Fomitopsidaceae
Polyporales genera
Taxa described in 1881
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