Hexagonia tenuis (Fr.) Fr., 1838 (syn: Boletus tenuis Hook., 1822; Daedaleopsis tenuis (Fr.) Imazeki, 1943; Favolus tenuis Fr., 1825; Hexagonia cervinoplumbea (Jungh.) Lév., 1844 ..; Hexagonia subtenuis Berk. ex Cooke 1882; Hexagonia tenuis var. cervinoplumbea (Jungh.) Cleland & Cheel,
1923 ...; Polyporus cervinoplumbeus Jungh., 1838; Polyporus tenuis (Fr.) Klotzsch, 1833; Pseudofavolus tenuis (Fr.) G. Cunn., 1965; Scenidium cervinoplumbeum (Jungh.) Kuntze, 1898; Scenidium tenue (Fr.) Kuntze, 1898; Trametes tenuis (Fr.) Corner, 1989 ....);
Yellow Bracket fungus On a dead tree bark, forest floor, size ~ 15 cms, projecting from a fallen dead tree trunk, humid weather, Top Slip, Anaimalai, Western ghats, Tamil nadu 06Dec2009 This is Phellinus igniarius. It causes rot on living trees also. Phellinus igniarius has a Fomes like lumpy look and never so flat and in-curved please check from the link below
Yes ur right ... this is not Phellinus igniarius . But to conform it as Hexagonia tenuis let us first see the pores. I agree with u upper surface of basidiocarp matches with Hexagonia tenuis. Yes ... if ... can kindly provide the photos of the pores the problem will be solved !!!! That's all the information I had. I would repeat ... words "That's enough for now".. Thanks a lot ! Will do better next time. References: |
Species- Fungi (Phylum, Class, Family, Genus, Species) > A---L > B > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Polyporales > Polyporaceae > Hexagonia >
