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(Redirected from Oak conk)
| Fuscoporia gilva | |
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| Fruiting bodies growing on Quercus sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Hymenochaetales |
| Family: | Hymenochaetaceae |
| Genus: | Fuscoporia |
| Species: | F. gilva |
| Binomial name | |
| Fuscoporia gilva (Schwein.) T. Wagner & M. Fisch. (2002) | |
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| Fuscoporia gilva | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Pores on hymenium |
 | No distinct cap |
 | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
| Lacks a stipe |
 | Spore print is yellow |
 | Ecology is parasitic or saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Fuscoporia gilva, commonly known as the oak conk,[1] is a species of fungal plant pathogen that infects several hosts.
Description
[edit]The fruit bodies typically grow in rows of horizontal platforms, which grow over several years and sometimes "smear" onto the wood.[2] The caps are usually semicircular with lumpy margins, 2–15 centimetres (3⁄4–5+7⁄8 inches) wide, with zonate colouration ranging from dark brown to light reddish-brown or yellowish at the margin,[1] which is up to 1 cm thick and velvety.[2] There are 5–8 pores per square millimetre. The flesh is tough and corky. The spore print is whitish or yellow.[1][2]
Similar species
[edit]Mensularia radiata, the alder bracket,[3] is usually found on non-oak hardwoods; fresh specimens often exhibit white-tipped pores near the margin.[2]
Ecology
[edit]F.gilva is a plant pathogen that infects several hosts.[4]
It is occasionally eaten by the widespread American pleasing fungus beetle Ischyrus quadripunctatus.[5]
Uses
[edit]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.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 582. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
- 1 2 3 4 Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ↑ Jarvis, Peter J. (2020). The Pelagic Dictionary of Natural History of the British Isles. Exeter: Pelagic. ISBN 9781784271947.
- ↑ Rizzo, David M.; Rentmeester, Rita M.; Burdsall, Harold H. (1995-11-01). "Sexuality and somatic incompatibility in Phellinus gilvus". Mycologia. 87 (6): 805–820. doi:10.1080/00275514.1995.12026602. ISSN 0027-5514.
- ↑ Goodrich, Michael A. and Springer, Charles A. (1999): The Pleasing Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) of Nebraska. Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences 25: 53-71.Fulltext
- ↑ Huo, Jinxi; Zhong, Shi; Du, Xin; Cao, Yinglong; Wang, Wenqiong; Sun, Yuqing; Tian, Yu; Zhu, Jianxun; Chen, Jine; Xuan, Lijiang; Wu, Chongming; Li, Yougui (2020-07-01). "Whole-genome sequence of Phellinus gilvus (mulberry Sanghuang) reveals its unique medicinal values". Journal of Advanced Research. 24: 325–335. doi:10.1016/j.jare.2020.04.011. ISSN 2090-1232. PMC 7235939. PMID 32455007.
- ↑ Bae, Jae-sung; Jang, Kwang-ho; Yim, Hyunee; Jin, Hee-kyung (2005-01-31). "Polysaccharides isolated from Phellinus gilvus inhibit melanoma growth in mice". Cancer Letters. 218 (1): 43–52. doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2004.08.002. ISSN 0304-3835.
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