Fomitopsis cajanderi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Basidiomycetes |
Subclass: | Agaricomycetidae |
Order: | Polyporales |
Family: | Fomitopsidaceae |
Genus: | Fomitopsis |
Species: | F. cajanderi |
Binomial name | |
Fomitopsis cajanderi (P. Karst.) Kotl. & Pouzar, (1957) |
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Synonyms | |
Fomes cajanderi P. Karst., (1904) |
Fomitopsis cajanderi is a widely distributed bracket fungus. Commonly known as the rosy conk due to its rose-colored pore surface, it causes a disease called a brown pocket rot in various tree species.