Polyporus leprieurii

Polyporus leprieurii is a species of poroid fungus in the genus Polyporus. It was first described scientifically by French mycologist Camille Montagne.[1]

Polyporus leprieurii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Polyporales
Family:
Polyporaceae
Genus:
Polyporus
Species:
P. leprieurii
Binomial name
Polyporus leprieurii
Mont. (1840)
Synonyms
  • Polyporus tephromelas Mont. (1840)
  • Polyporus hemicapnodes Berk. & Broome (1875)
  • Polyporus calyculus Pat. & Gaillard (1888)
  • Polyporus savoyanus Pat. (1891)
  • Polyporus atripes Rostr. (1902)
  • Polyporus pusillus Rostr. (1902)
  • Polyporus subelegans Murrill (1907)

It is found in tropical to subtropical areas of America and Eastern Asia, where it grows on dead hardwood that is lying on the ground, or on hanging branches.[2]

References
  1. Montagne, J.P.F.C. (1840). "Séconde centurie de plantes cellulaires exotiques nouvelles, Décades I et II". Annales des Sciences Naturelles Botanique (in French). 13: 193–207.
  2. Núñez, M.; Ryvarden, L. (1995). "Polyporus (Basidiomycotina) and related genera". Synopsis Fungorum. 10: 1–85 (see p. 50).
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