Propolis (fungus)

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Propolis
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Propolis versicolor growing on a decorticated madrone branch
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Subdivision:
Pezizomycotina
Class:
Leotiomycetes
Order:
Rhytismatales
Family:
Rhytismataceae
Genus:
Propolis

(Fr.) Fr. non (Fr.) Corda (1838)
Type species
Propolis phacidioides
Fr. (1849)
Synonyms [1]
  • PropolomycesSherwood (1977) [2]

Propolis is a genus of fungus in the family Rhytismataceae. The genus contains about 14 species. [3] This is not to be confused with bee propolis, also known as 'bee glue', which is a byproduct of an active beehive and is not a fungus.

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Species

References

  1. ↑ "Synonymy: Propolis". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  2. ↑ Sherwood MA. "Taxonomic studies in the Phacidiales: Propolis and Propolomyces". Mycotaxon. 5 (1): 320–30.
  3. ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 562. ISBN   0-85199-826-7.



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