Propolis (fungus)

Propolis
	Propolis versicolor growing on a decorticated madrone branch
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Subdivision:	Pezizomycotina
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Rhytismatales
Family:	Rhytismataceae
Genus:	Propolis; (Fr.) Fr. non (Fr.) Corda (1838)
Type species
	Propolis phacidioides; Fr. (1849)
Synonyms[1]
	Propolomyces Sherwood (1977)[2];

Propolis is a genus of fungi in the family Rhytismataceae. The genus contains about 14 species.[3] This is not to be confused with bee propolis, also known as 'bee glue', which is a byproduct of an active beehive and is not a fungus.

Species

Propolis angulosa
Propolis farinosa
Propolis hillmanniana
Propolis lecanora
Propolis leonis
Propolis lugubris
Propolis phacidioides
Propolis pulchella

References

"Synonymy: Propolis". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
Sherwood MA. "Taxonomic studies in the Phacidiales: Propolis and Propolomyces". Mycotaxon. 5 (1): 320–30.
Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 562. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.

External links

Corda AJ. (1838). Icones Fungorum Hucusque Cognitorum (in Latin). Vol. 2. Calve. p. 38.

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[urlFungorum_synonymy:_Propolis-1] "Synonymy: Propolis". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-05-05.

[Sherwood_1977-2] Sherwood MA. "Taxonomic studies in the Phacidiales: Propolis and Propolomyces". Mycotaxon. 5 (1): 320–30.

[Kirk_2008-3] Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 562. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.