Microporus affinis

Microporus affinis is a fungus species in the family Polyporaceae. It was first described in 1826 as a species of Polyporus by German botanists Carl Ludwig Blume and Theodor Nees.[1] Otto Kuntze transferred it to Microporus in 1898.[2] It is a widespread polypore that is common in tropical and subtropical regions of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.[3]

Microporus affinis
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M. affinis
Binomial name
Microporus affinis
(Blume & T.Nees) Kuntze (1898)
Synonyms
  • Polyporus affinis Blume & T.Nees (1826)

References

  1. Blume, C.L.; Nees, T. (1826). "Fungi javanici". Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum. 13: 9–22.
  2. Kuntze, O. (1898). "Revisio generum plantarum" (in Latin). 3 (2): 494. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Zhishu, B.; Zheng, G.; Taihui, L. (1993). The Macrofungus Flora of China's Guangdong Province. New York, New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 168–169.


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