Inonotus nothofagi
Inonotus nothofagi is a species of fungus in the family Hymenochaetaceae. It is parasitic, and causes a white rot in the wood it infects. First described scientifically by mycologist George Herriot Cunningham, it is found in Australia and New Zealand where it infects Nothofagus cunninghamii,[3] and India, where it grows on oak.[4]
| Inonotus nothofagi | |
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| At Lake Monowai, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Hymenochaetales |
| Family: | Hymenochaetaceae |
| Genus: | Inonotus |
| Species: | I. nothofagi |
| Binomial name | |
| Inonotus nothofagi G.Cunn. (1948) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Polyporus nothofagi (G.Cunn.) B.K.Bakshi (1971)[2] | |
References
- "Inonotus nothofagi G. Cunn. :1, 1948". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- Baksi BK (1971). Indian Polyporaceae on trees and timber. New Delhi, India: Indian Council of Agricultural Research. p. 113.
- Cunningham GH (1948). "New Zealand Polyporaceae. 7. The genus Inonotus". Bulletin of the New Zealand Department of Industrial Research. 78: 1–5. OCLC 475201638.
- Bagchee K, Puri YN, Bakshi BK (1954). "Principal diseases and decays of Oaks and other hardwoods in India-II". Indian Phytopathology. 7 (1): 18–42. ISSN 0367-973X.
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