Fuscoporia gilva | |
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Fruiting bodies growing on Quercus sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Hymenochaetales |
Family: | Hymenochaetaceae |
Genus: | Fuscoporia |
Species: | F. gilva
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Binomial name | |
Fuscoporia gilva (Schwein.) T. Wagner & M. Fisch. (2002)
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Synonyms | |
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Fuscoporia gilva | |
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Pores on hymenium | |
No distinct cap | |
Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable | |
Lacks a stipe | |
Spore print is white | |
Ecology is parasitic or saprotrophic | |
Edibility is unknown |
Fuscoporia gilva, commonly known as the oak conk,[1] is a species of fungal plant pathogen which infects several hosts.[2] It produces a tough, corky mushroom when it fruits. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is used to treat stomachaches and cancer; polysaccharides isolated from lab-grown F. gilvus have been shown to inhibit the growth of melanoma in a mouse model.[3][4]
Fuscoporia gilva | |
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Phellinus gilvus | |
Boletus gilvus |