Lenzites is a widespread genus of wood-decay fungi in the family Polyporaceae. It was circumscribed by Elias Magnus Fries in 1835.[2] The generic name honours German naturalist Harald Othmar Lenz (1798–1870).[3]

Lenzites
Lenzites betulina
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Lenzites

Fr. (1835)
Type species
Lenzites betulina
(L.) Fr. (1838)
Synonyms[1]
  • Leucolenzites Falck (1909)

Species

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A 2008 estimate placed 6 species in Lenzites.[4] As of October 2016, Index Fungorum accepts 26 species:[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Lenzites Fr. :339, 1835". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. ^ Fries, Elias (1835). Corpus Florarum provincialium suecicae I. Floram Scanicam (in Latin). Typis Palmblad, Sebell. p. 339.
  3. ^ Donk, M.A. (1960). "The generic names proposed for Polyporaceae". Persoonia. 1 (2): 173–302.
  4. ^ Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; Minter, D.W.; Stalpers, J.A. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 368. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  5. ^ Kirk, P.M. (ed.). "Species Fungorum (version 28th September 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  6. ^ Murrill WA (1908). North American flora 9. Part 2. New York: The New York Botanical Garden. p. 128.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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