Pycnoporus cinnabarinus

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Pycnoporus cinnabarinus
Pycnoporus cinnabarinus (Jacq.) P. Karst 153.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Genus: Pycnoporus
Species:
P. cinnabarinus
Binomial name
Pycnoporus cinnabarinus
(Jacq.) P.Karst. (1881)
Synonyms
  • Boletus cinnabarinusJacq. (1776)
Pycnoporus cinnabarinus
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Pores icon.pngPores on hymenium
NA cap icon.svg Hymenium attachment is not applicable
NA cap icon.svgLacks a stipe
Saprotrophic fungus.svgEcology is saprotrophic
Mycomorphbox Inedible.pngEdibility is inedible

Pycnoporus cinnabarinus, also known as the cinnabar polypore, is a saprophytic, white-rot decomposer. Its fruit body is a bright orange shelf fungus. It is common in many areas and is widely distributed throughout the world. It is inedible. [1] It produces cinnabarinic acid to protect itself from bacteria. [2]

The stipe and the pore surface had a positive reaction with potassium hydroxide.

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References

  1. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America . Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p.  304. ISBN   978-1-55407-651-2.
  2. Eggert C. Laccase-catalyzed formation of cinnabarinic acid is responsible for antibacterial activity of Pycnoporus cinnabarinus. Microbiol Res. 1997;152(3):315-318. doi : 10.1016/S0944-5013(97)80046-8