Fungi of the British Indian Ocean Territory
This is a guide to the Fungi of the British Indian Ocean Territory. The species listed here are primarily those recorded in the publication:
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Wood Ear mushroom
Cloud ear fungus (Auricularia polytricha, syn. Hirneola polytricha) is an edible jelly fungus. It grows on trees in mountainous regions, is gray-brown in color, and is often used in Asian cooking, especially Chinese cuisine.
Hexagonia tenuis
Favolus tenuis (Hook.) Murrill, Bull. Torrey Club 32 : 100. 1905
Boietzis reliculaiusIiooi. in'K.wnXh.Syn.Vl. 1; (9). 1822. (Type from the Andes.) NotB.relicu-
latus SchaefF. Bolehis tenuis Hook, in Kunth, Syn. PL 1 : (10). 1822.
Polyporus bivalvis Pers.; Gaud. Voy. Freyc. Bot. 168. 1826. (Type from Rawak.) Poly porus poly grammus Mont. Ann. Sci. Nat. II. 8 : 365. 1837. (Type from ...more ↓
flowerpot parasol
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii is a species of gilled mushroom in the family Agaricaceae. It is common in the tropics and subtropics, but in temperate regions frequently occurs in greenhouses and flowerpots, hence its common names of flowerpot parasol and plantpot dapperling. The fruit bodies are poisonous, if consumed.
Pleurotus djamor
Pleurotus djamor, commonly known as the pink oyster mushroom, is a species of fungus in the family Pleurotaceae. It was originally named Agaricus djamor by the German-born botanist Georg Eberhard Rumphius and sanctioned under that name by Elias Magnus Fries in 1821. It was known by many different names before being transferred to the genus Pleurotus by Karel ...more ↓
Postia lactea
Tyromyces lacteus (Fries) Murrill
Polyporiis lactetis Fries, Syst. Myc. 1 : 359. 1821.
Pileus dimidiate, sessile, decurrent, convex, very soft, fleshy, becoming fragile and rigid when dry, 2-4 X 5-8 X 0.5-1.5 cm. ; surface milk-white, sometimes slightly discolored, azonate, finely tomentose or pubescent to nearly glabrous, more or less silky-striate ; margm abruptly thin, inflexed, ...more ↓
Psathyrella sp.
Psathyrella is a large genus of about 400 species, and is similar to the genera Coprinellus, Coprinopsis, Coprinus and Panaeolus, usually with a thin cap and white or yellowish white hollow stem. The caps do not self digest as do those of Coprinellus and Coprinopsis. Some also have brown spores rather than black. These fungi are often ...more ↓
Pycnoporus sanguineus
Pycnoporus sanguineus is a white rot saprobic fungus. It was discovered on Guana Island (part of the Virgin Islands) but occurs throughout the tropics, usually growing on dead hardwoods. It grows in the form of a thin dry conk with a lateral attachment to its substrate, is bright orange on all surfaces with concentric zonation, and the pores on the underside are minute. It is ...more ↓
Rigidoporus microporus
Rigidoporus microporus is a plant pathogen, known to cause white root rot disease on various tropical crops, such as cacao, cassava, tea, with economical importance on the para rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis).
splitgill mushroom
Schizophyllum commune is a species of fungus in the genus Schizophyllum. The mushroom resembles undulating waves of tightly packed corals or loose chinese fan. "Gillies" or Split Gills vary from creamy yellow to pale white in colour. The cap is small, 1-4.5 cm wide with a dense yet spongey body texture. It is known as the split-gill mushroom because of the unique ...more ↓
Trametes pubescens
Trametes pubescens is a small, thin polypore, or bracket fungus. It has a cream-colored, finely velvety cap surface. Unlike most other turkey tail-like species of Trametes, the cap surface lacks strongly contrasting zones of color.
Trametes villosa
Funalia villosa (Sw.) Murrill, Bull. Torrey Club 32 : 356. 1905
Boletus villosus S-^ . Prodr. 148. 1788.— Sw. Fl. Ind. Dec. 3: 1923. 1806. Favohts villosus Fries, Syst. Myc. 1 : 344. 1821. Polyporus villosus Fries, Bpicr. Myc. 475. 1838.
Pileus effused-reflexed, imbricate, laterally connate, coriaceous, the refiexed portion 2-3X3-6X0.3-0.8 cm.; surface villose, spuriously and opaquely ...more ↓
Xylaria sp.
Xylaria is a genus of ascomycetous fungi commonly found growing on dead wood. The name comes from the Greek xýlon meaning wood (see xylem).
Pestalotiopsis sp.
Pestalotiopsis is a genus of ascomycete fungi. Pestalotiopsis species are known as plant pathogens.
Phoma sp.
Phoma is a genus of common coelomycetous soil fungi. It contains many plant pathogenic species.
