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bracket fungus

Ganoderma sp.

Description:

Ganoderma sp. (?) bracket fungus. This may be a member of the Ganoderma lucidum complex, (related to) a Lingzhi mushroom ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingzhi_mus... ).

Habitat:

Growing on a coconut log in a large semi-urban yard & garden, near a disturbed patch of remnant lowland forest.

1 Species ID Suggestions

SabinNeatu
SabinNeatu 11 years ago
Red Banded Polypore
Fomitopsis pinicola Fomitopsis pinicola


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7 Comments

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 11 years ago

Ganoderma zonatum affects palm trees, doesn't look that close to a Red Banded Polypore, though

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

But it is not from the tropics according to http://www.mushroomexpert.com/fomitopsis... It was growing on neither conifer or deciduous tree but a coconut log.

SabinNeatu
SabinNeatu 11 years ago

I found Fomitopsis pinicola on decidous trees so it doesn't live exclusively on coniferous ones.

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Thanks SabinNeatu but "Fomitopsis pinicola is one of the most conspicuous and widely distributed polypores in coniferous forest regions of the northern hemisphere." I am near the equator in New Guinea...

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Thanks Fernandaortegalogreira, it may indeed be a member of the Ganoderma lucidum complex.

Ganoderma lucidum

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 11 years ago

Iya ini memang sama benar dng jamur yang saya foto dari kebun raya Bogor itu.

Scott Frazier
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Scott Frazier

Indonesia

Spotted on Apr 4, 2012
Submitted on Apr 4, 2012

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