Polyporus | |
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Polyporus tuberaster | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Polyporales |
Family: | Polyporaceae |
Genus: |
Polyporus P.Micheli ex Adans. (1763) |
Type species | |
Polyporus tuberaster (Jacq. ex Pers.) Fr. (1815) |
Polyporus is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. Italian botanist Pier Antonio Micheli introduced the genus in 1729 to include 14 species featuring fruit bodies with centrally-placed stipes, and pores on the underside of the cap.