Jahnoporus

Jahnoporus is a genus of fungi in the family Albatrellaceae. There are two species in the genus, which have a widespread distribution in northern temperate regions.[1] The type species, J. hirtus, was transferred to this genus in 1980; it was formerly known as Piptoporus hirtus.[2]

Jahnoporus
Jahnoporus hirtus
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Jahnoporus

Nuss (1980)
Type species
Jahnoporus hirtus
(Quél.) Nuss (1980)
Species

J. hirtus
J. pekingensis

The genus name of Jahnoporus is in honour of Hermann Jahn (1911 - 1987) German teacher, Ornithologist and Botanist (Mycology).[3]

The genus was circumscribed by Ingo Nuss in Hoppea vol.39 on page 176 in 1980.

References

  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 346. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.
  2. Thorn RG. (1980). "Some polypores misclassified in Piptoporus". Karstenia 40 (1–2): 181–87.
  3. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.


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