Ganoderma zonatum fruiting at the base of a palm tree
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Polyporales
Family:
Ganodermataceae
Genus:
Ganoderma
Species:
G. zonatum
Binomial name
Ganoderma zonatum
Murrill (1902)
Synonyms
Ganoderma sulcatum Murrill (1902)
Fomes zonatus (Murrill) Sacc. & D.Sacc. (1905)
Ganoderma tumidum Bres. (1911)
Polyporus lucidus var. zonatus (Murrill) Overh. (1953)
Ganoderma zonatum is a plant pathogen that infects the palm species causing butt rot. It is a fungus that infects the bottom 122–152 centimeters (4–5 feet) of the plant also rotting the roots. It has been known to be in both natural and planted environments and in the majority of cases only in palms.
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