Global InformationBuglossoporus magnus information
| Buglossoporus magnus | |
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Conservation status
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 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi
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| Division: | Basidiomycota
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| Class: | Agaricomycetes
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| Order: | Polyporales
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| Family: | Fomitopsidaceae
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| Genus: | Buglossoporus
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| Species: | B. magnus
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| Binomial name | |
| Buglossoporus magnus Corner (1984)
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Buglossoporus magnus is a rare species of poroid fungus in the family Fomitopsidaceae. Recorded from only three locations in old growth lowland rainforest of Peninsular Malaysia, it is considered a vulnerable species by the IUCN.[1]
The large, orange-pinkish fruit bodies of the fungus–measuring 60 cm (24 in) wide–were discovered by British mycologist E.J.H. Corner. He noted "I met this massive fungus but once, on a large, slowly decomposing, fallen trunk that I had often passed by in previous years." The holotype specimen was found in a forest reserve in Bukit Timah, Singapore.[2] Although the original observation of the fungus is dated to 1940, it was not officially described as a new species until 1984.[3]
- ^ a b Hattori, T. (2017). "Buglossoporus magnus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T75608683A75608686. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T75608683A75608686.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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