Daedalea quercina – eFlora of India

February 23, 2011
Daedalea

Daedalea quercina (L.) Pers. (1801) (syn: Agarico-suber daedaleum Paulet, 1793; Agaricus antiquus Willd., 1787; Agaricus labyrinthiformis Bull., 1788 (ambiguous synonym); Agaricus labyrinthiformis Hoffm., 1789; Agaricus quercinus L., 1753; Antrodia hexagonoides (Fr.) P. Karst., 1879; Daedalea inzengae Fr., 1869; Daedalea nigricans Pers., 1801; Daedalea quercina var. dura Alb. & Schwein., 1805 (ambiguous
synonym) ………………………….; Daedaleites quercinus (L.) Mesch., 1892; Hexagonia minor Lázaro Ibiza, 1916; Lenzites quercina (L.) P. Karst., 1888 ..; Merulius quercinus (L.) Pers., 1794; Striglia inzengae (Fr.) Kuntze, 1891; Trametes hexagonoides Fr., 1872; Trametes quercina (L.) Pilát, 1939 (ambiguous synonym) ..);

oak mazegill, maze-gill fungus;

White bracket fungus #2 – efloraofindia | Google Groups : 3 images.

A white fungus found on a fallen dead tree.

Dull white color, size ~ 15 cms, projecting from a fallen dead tree, humid weather,

Karian shola, Top Slip, Anaimalai,

Western ghats, Tamil nadu

06Dec2009

This is Daedalea quercina.

Yes this is indeed Daedalea quercina !!

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fungus for id, mm2 08102011: 2 images.

another fungus for id
not very sure if it is the same species as the earlier post
at my place, alibaug, this week

This is also a Bracket fungus possibly a species of Polyporus.Please check the archives of this group for my photographs of this.

This is indeed a polypore known as Daedalea quercina.

References:

Catalogue of Life

Daedalea quercina – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

MushroomExpert Messiah College First Nature MycoBank

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