MycoKey : the genus Ganoderma

Generic short diagnoses: Pilate, annual or perennial, tough to woody hard, white-rotting polypores with a lacquered surface and brown, truncate, double-walled spores with inner wall ornamented.


Species example:


Ganoderma lucidum - DK: skinnende lakporesvamp UK: Lacquered Bracket - mature fruit-bodies powdered with brown spores
Photo and © Thomas Læssøe
Denmark, 2006

The picture originates from the interactive internet version of MycoKey.
Here you will also find a larger picture along with a detailed generic description. The picture is also present on the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.

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