- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Taiwanofungus camphoratus (M. Zang & C.H. Su) Sheng H. Wu, Z.H. Yu, Y.C. Dai & C.H. Su
- Scientific name
- Taiwanofungus camphoratus
- Author
- (M. Zang & C.H. Su) Sheng H. Wu, Z.H. Yu, Y.C. Dai & C.H. Su
- Common names
stout camphor fungus
Niu-chang-chih- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Polyporales
- Family
- Incertae sedis
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Viktor Papp
- Comments etc.
- Viktor Papp
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Taiwanofungus camphoratus is a highly prized medicinal mushroom endemic to Taiwan, where it grows only on the endemic tree Cinnamomum kanehirae.
Geographic range
Restricted to Taiwan
Population and Trends
Population Trend:
Habitat and Ecology
Found only on the endemic tree Cinnamomum kanehirae Hayata in Taiwan.
Threats
Conservation Actions
Research needed
Use and Trade
Taiwanofungus camphoratus is a very expensive medicinal mushroom due to over-collection, the difficulty obtaining host wood for artificial production, and the slow growth of the basidiocarps. Basidiocarps of good quality can cost more than U.S. $15,000 per kg.
Bibliography
Wu, S.-H., Kirk, P.M., Redhead, S.A., Stalpers, J.A., Dai, Y.-C., Norvell, L.L., Yang, Z.-L., Ryvarden, L., Su, C.-H., Li, Y., Zhuang, W.-Y., and Yao, Y.-J. (2012). “Resolution of the nomenclature for niu-chang-chih (Taiwanofungus camphoratus), an important medicinal polypore.”, Taxon, 61(6), pp. 1305-1310.
Wu, S.-H., Yao, Y.-J., Wang, X.-C., Kirk, P.M., Redhead, S.A., Stalpers, J.A., Dai, Y.-C., Norvell, L.L., Yang, Z.-L., Ryvarden, L., Su, C.-H., Li, Y., Zhuang, W.-Y., Chen, C.-J., Chen, L.-C., and Yu, Z.-H. (2012). “(2101) Proposal to conserve the name Ganoderma camphoratum (Taiwanofungus camphoratus) (Polyporales) with a conserved type.”, Taxon, 61(6), pp. 1321-1322.
Country occurrence
Regional Population and Trends
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