| Phellorinia | |
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| Phellorinia herculeana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Phelloriniaceae |
| Genus: | Phellorinia Berk. (1843) |
| Type species | |
| Phellorinia herculeana (Pers.) Kreisel (1961) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Xylopodium Mont. (1845) | |
Phellorinia is a genus of fungi in the family Phelloriniaceae of the order Agaricales. The genus is monotypic, and contains the single species Phellorinia herculeana, described by English naturalist Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1843 as P. inquinans. This single species has currently (February 2021) 24 synonyms, and takes its epithet from the basionym Scleroderma herculeanum Pers.
The spores were used for body decoration by Aborigines of the desert areas.
References
- "Phellorinia Berk. 1843". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- Berkeley MJ. (1843). "Enumeration of fungi, collected by Herr Zeyher in Uitenhage". London Journal of Botany. 2: 507–527.
- "Species Fungorum - Species synonymy: Phellorinia herculeana (Pers.) Kreisel". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- "ANBG Australian Fungi: Aboriginal use of fungi". Retrieved 20 February 2021.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Phellorinia | |
| Phellorinia herculeana | |
| Scleroderma herculeanum | |
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