''Pycnoporus coccineus'' is a saprophytic, white-rot decomposer fungus 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 ...

. A widely distributed species, the fungus was first described scientifically 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 1851. A study conducted by Couturier al et. (2015) concluded that the combined analysis of sugar and solid residues showed the suitability of ''P. coccineus'' secreted enzymes for softwood degradation. ''P. coccineus'' is a promising model to better understand the challenges of softwood biomass deconstruction and its use in biorefinery processes.

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Aboriginal use of fungi, from Australian National Botanic Gardens
Fungi described in 1851 Fungi of Asia Fungi of Australia Fungi of Europe Fungi of New Zealand Fungi of North America Polyporaceae Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries Fungus species {{Polyporales-stub