| Panus purpuratus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Panaceae |
| Genus: | Panus |
| Species: | P. purpuratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Panus purpuratus | |
Panus purpuratus is a fungus in the family, Panaceae, first described by Greta Stevenson in 1964. [1] [2] The type species was collected from fallen wood in a coastal forest in Waikanae in 1949. [2] The species is endemic to New Zealand. [3]