- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Phellinus tropicalis M.J. Larsen & Lombard
- Scientific name
- Phellinus tropicalis
- Author
- M.J. Larsen & Lombard
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Hymenochaetales
- Family
- Hymenochaetaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Virton Rodrigo Targino de Oliveira
- Comments etc.
- Virton Rodrigo Targino de Oliveira, Tatiana Gibertoni
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
The species was transferred to the genus Tropicoporus. Tropicoporus tropicalis is similar to T. stratificans, however T. tropicalis presents pores 7–9 per mm and tube layers non stratified, and T. stratificans presents pores 5–7 per mm, tube layers stratified (Zhou et al. 2016, Salvador-Montoya et al. 2018).
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Geographic range
In GBIF the species has about 40 records. The species in known in 6 countries. There are two entries for the species in GBIF.
Population and Trends
There are about 40 records of this species in GBIF, about 30 of them in Brazil. There are two entries for the species in GBIF. This species is not very common.
Population Trend: Uncertain
Habitat and Ecology
In Brazil the species is found in Atlantic Forest.
Threats
In Brazil the species is present in the Atlantic Rain Forest, a hotspot.
Conservation Actions
Some records in Brazil are in unprotected areas.
Research needed
Other areas should be studied in order to assess the distribution of this species.
Use and Trade
The species has medical importance (Ramesh et al., 2014)
