Bondarzewia mesenterica

Bondarzewia mesenterica (synonym: Bondarzewia montana) is a species of polypore fungus in the family Bondarzewiaceae. It was first described as Boletus mesentericus by Jacob Christian Schäffer in 1774.[2] Hanns Kreisel transferred it to the genus Bondarzewia in 1984.[3] The species is edible.[4]

Bondarzewia mesenterica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Bondarzewiaceae
Genus: Bondarzewia
Species:
B. mesenterica
Binomial name
Bondarzewia mesenterica
(Schaeff.) Kreisel (1984)
Synonyms[1]
  • Boletus mesentericus Schaeff. (1774)
  • Polyporus anax Berk. ex Cooke (1883)
  • Cerioporus montanus Quél. (1888)
  • Polyporus montanus (Quél.) Ferry (1891)
  • Cladomeris montanus (Quél.) Bigeard & H.Guill. (1909)
  • Grifola mesenterica (Schaeff.) Murrill (1920)
  • Grifola montana (Quél.) Pilát (1934)
  • Bondarzewia montana (Quél.) Singer (1940)
Bondarzewia mesenterica
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Pores on hymenium
Cap is convex or depressed
Hymenium is decurrent
Stipe is bare
Spore print is white
Ecology is parasitic

The species grows at the base of conifers, developing from a sclerotium. The caps are tomentose with brownish zones, fan-shaped, often overlapping and growing from a shared base. The flesh is whitish with a pleasant odour when fresh. The species affects tree bases and roots with a white rot.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Bondarzewia mesenterica (Schaeff.) Kreisel". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  2. ^ Schaeffer JC. (1774). Fungorum qui in Bavaria et Palatinatu circa Ratisbonam nascuntur Icones (in Latin). Vol. 4. Regensburg. p. 91; plate 267.
  3. ^ Kreisel H. (1984). "Beitrag zur Nomenklatur einiger Großpilze II". Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (in German). 95: 699–700.
  4. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 297. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
  5. ^ Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 256–257. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
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