Buglossoporus magnus | |
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Species: | B. magnus
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Buglossoporus magnus
Corner (1984)
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Buglossoporus magnus is a rare species of poroid fungus in the family Fomitopsidaceae. Recorded from only three locations in old growth lowland rainforest of Peninsular Malaysia, it is considered a vulnerable species by the IUCN. [1]
The large, orange-pinkish fruit bodies of the fungus–measuring 60 cm (24 in) wide–were discovered by British mycologist E.J.H. Corner. He noted "I met this massive fungus but once, on a large, slowly decomposing, fallen trunk that I had often passed by in previous years." The holotype specimen was found in a forest reserve in Bukit Timah, Singapore. [2] Although the original observation of the fungus is dated to 1940, it was not officially described as a new species until 1984. [3]
Buglossoporus magnus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Division: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | B. magnus
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Binomial name | |
Buglossoporus magnus
Corner (1984)
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Buglossoporus magnus is a rare species of poroid fungus in the family Fomitopsidaceae. Recorded from only three locations in old growth lowland rainforest of Peninsular Malaysia, it is considered a vulnerable species by the IUCN. [1]
The large, orange-pinkish fruit bodies of the fungus–measuring 60 cm (24 in) wide–were discovered by British mycologist E.J.H. Corner. He noted "I met this massive fungus but once, on a large, slowly decomposing, fallen trunk that I had often passed by in previous years." The holotype specimen was found in a forest reserve in Bukit Timah, Singapore. [2] Although the original observation of the fungus is dated to 1940, it was not officially described as a new species until 1984. [3]