Climacocystis borealis
| Climacocystis borealis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Climacocystaceae |
| Genus: | Climacocystis |
| Species: | C. borealis
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| Binomial name | |
| Climacocystis borealis | |
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Climacocystis borealis is a species of poroid fungus in the family Climacocystaceae.
Taxonomy
First described in 1821 by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries, it has since acquired an extensive synonymy of alternate scientific names.[2] Until 2014, it was the sole member of the Climacocystis,[3] a genus circumscribed by Czech mycologists František Kotlaba and Zdeněk Pouzar in 1958,[4] when the newly described Chinese species Climacocystis montana was added to the genus.[5]
Description
Climacocystis borealis is both a saprophyte and a secondary pathogen that causes a heart rot in the roots and bole of host trees.[6]
The fruiting bodies attach directly to the wood, usually in single brackets but sometimes joined. The caps are whitish to yellowish, 5–15 centimetres (2–6 in) wide and 2–5 cm (3⁄4–2 in) thick, with no stipe. The whitish flesh is juicy closer to the margins. The spore print is white.[7]
Similar species
Many Polyporales genera include similar polypores, typically smaller than those of Climacocystis. Similar species include Postia tephroleuca, Spongipellis delectans, S. delectans, and Tyromyces chioneus.[7]
Distribution and habitat
It is widely distributed, and has been recorded from Eurasia, Oceania, and North America. In China, it is found in Shanxi, Guangdong, Sichuan, and Tibet.[8] It can be found on the base of conifer trees.[7]
Toxicity
It is not edible by humans.[9]
References
- ^ NatureServe. "Climacocystis borealis". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ a b "GSD Species Synonymy: Climacocystis borealis (Fr.) Kotl. & Pouzar". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ^ Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; Minter, D.W.; Stalpers, J.A. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ Kotlába, F.; Pouzar, Z. (1958). "Polypori novi vel minus cogniti Cechoslovakiae III". Ceská Mykologie. 12 (2): 95–104.
- ^ Song, Jie; Chen, Yuan-Yuan; Cui, Bao-Kai (2014). "Phylogeny and Taxonomy of Climacocystis (Polyporales) in China". Cryptogamie, Mycologie. 35 (3): 221–231. doi:10.7872/crym.v35.iss3.2014.221. S2CID 85287632.
- ^ Gonthier, Paolo (2010). "Controlling root and butt rot diseases in alpine European forests". In Arya, Arun; Perelló, Analía Edith (eds.). Management of Fungal Plant Pathogens. CAB International. p. 348. ISBN 978-1-84593-603-7.
- ^ a b c Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ Zhishu, B.; Zheng, G.; Taihui, L. (1993). The Macrofungus Flora of China's Guangdong Province. New York, New York: Columbia University Press. p. 190. ISBN 9789622015562.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
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