Phylum：Basidiomycota　>>　Class： Basidiomycetes　>>　 Order： Phallales 
   
 
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　Scientific Name： Phellinus formosanus
 
   
   
　Author：

Phellinus formosanus T. T. Chang & W. N. Chou, Mycol. Res. 103: 50. 1999.
   
 
 
 
 
　Description： Basidiocarp annual, pileate, sessile to dimidiate, or slightly fan shaped, single to imbricate, woody hard, tightly attached. Pileus applanate to convex, flabelliform, ≦ 10 cm diam., ≦ 0.8 cm thick; upper surface grey, chocolate brown to black, very finely concentric becoming glabrous and incrusted with age, sulcate. Pore surface glancing with a golden luster, dark yellowish brown to chocolate brown. Pores round to slightly angular, 6-8 mm-1. Tomentum ≦ 2 mm thick, concolourous with upper surface. Hyphal system dimitic, generative hyphae simple septate, hyaline to light brown, ≦ 3.5 µm wide, skeletal hyphae dominating in the structure, thick-walled, light brown to dark brown, ≦ 5 µm wide. Hymenial setae 18-28 × 6-12 µm, flask-shaped, ventricose or conical, straight to hooked, sparse, thick-walled, light brown to dark brown. Basidiospores broadly ellipsoid to ovoid, smooth, 4-5 × 3-4 µm, yellowish to pale brown, IKI-.
 
 
 
 
 
　Specimens：

Taiwan, Taoyuen : Lalashan, alt. 1800 m, on rotten wood, Jan 1994, TFRI 534. Tauyuen : Lalashan, alt. 1800 m, on rotten wood, Jan 1995, TFRI 584.
 
 
 
　Habitat： Lignicolous causing white rot of wood.
 
 
 
　Distribution：

Taiwan.
 
 
 
　References：

Chang, TT and Chou, WN.1999a.
   
   
   
　Provided：

T. T. Chang
 
 
　Note： Phellinus formosanus is distinguished by the sessile to dimidiate, single to imbricate basidiomes, the yellowish to pale brown, broadly ellipsoid to ovoid basidiospores and the hymenial setae.