- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Fistulina hepatica (Schaeff.) With.
- Scientific name
- Fistulina hepatica
- Author
- (Schaeff.) With.
- Common names
Beefsteak Fungus
Beef steak mushroom
ozorek dębowy
Leberreischling, Ochsenzunge, Langue de boeuf, Lingua di bue
Печеночница обыкновенная
Parastā aknene
pečeňovec dubový
Volovska jetra
Kanzou-take
Biefstukzwam
Langue de boeuf- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Fistulinaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Nirmal Harsh
- Contributors
- Tatyana Svetasheva, Nirmal Harsh, Inita Daniele, M.R. Asef, Vladimír Kunca, Kamil Kędra, Ivona Kautmanova, Beatrice Senn-Irlet, Tommy Knutsson, Susana C. Gonçalves, Nikola Lačković, Ibai Olariaga Ibarguren, Tsutomu Hattori
- Comments etc.
- Nicolas Schwab, Jan Merta, Thomas Læssøe, Javier Marcos Martínez, James Westrip, Armin Mešić, Claudia Perini, Reda Iršėnaitė, Wim A. Ozinga
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
This fungus is endemic to north-east of India only.
Geographic range
In India this species is endemic to north east of India reported from East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, India. Collected information for the reports over past five years - collected by Dr. John Zothanzama Sailo, Ms Aroma Lyngdoh, Dr. N. S. Bisht and Dr. K. Haridasan from Mawphlang Sacred Grove (25 degree 27’12.11” N, 91 degree 45’15.91” E, 1826 m amsl) and by Ms Aroma Lyngdoh (2011 -2013) from Laitsohum (25 degree 15’30.05” N, 91 degree 33’59.56”E, 1128 m amsl), Nongkrem Sacred Grove (25 degree 29’58.99” N, 91 degree 53’16.57” E, 1779 m amsl), Sohrarim (25 degree 20’58.41” N, 91 degree 44’50.44” E 1395 m amsl) and Swer Sacred Grove (25 degree 25’10.21” N, 91 degree 48’06.17” E, 1395 m amsl). Bakshi (1971) reported it from Darjeeling (27 degree 02’05.67” N, 88 degre 15’49.22” E, 2191 m amsl), West Bengal, India.
Population and Trends
Population Trend: Uncertain
Habitat and Ecology
On dead and dying old trees, their removal further pose the threat to the existence of the species.
