Pycnoporus cinnabarinus
| Pycnoporus cinnabarinus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Basidiomycetes |
| Subclass: | Agaricomycetidae |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Pycnoporus |
| Species: | P. cinnabarinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pycnoporus cinnabarinus (Jacq.) Fr., (1881) | |
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Pycnoporus cinnabarinus, also known as Cinnabar Polypore, is a saprophytic, white-rot decomposer. Its fruiting body is a bright orange shelf fungus. It is common in many areas and is widely distributed throughout the world.
It is also a plant pathogen infecting apricot, peach and nectarine trees.
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