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Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. Karst., Revue mycol. Toulouse 3(no. 9): 17 (1881) Boletus lucidus Curtis, Fl. londin. 1: 72 (1781)
Boletus laccatus Timm, Fl. Megapol. Prodr.: 269 (1788)
Grifola lucida (Curtis) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. (London) 1: 644 (1821)
Polyporus lucidus (Curtis) Fr., Syst. mycol. (Lundae) 1: 353 (1821)
Polyporus laccatus (Timm) Pers., Mycol. eur. (Erlanga) 2: 54 (1825)
Fomes lucidus (Curtis) Fr., Syll. fung. (Abellini) 6: 157 (1888)
Ganoderma laccatum (Timm) Pat., Bull. trimest. Soc. mycol. Fr. 41(2): 185 (1925)
Habitat: On roots or stumps of deciduous trees, most often Quercus spp., and Carpinus. Also known on Corylus, Fagus, Malus sp., Prunus domesticus, Robinia pseudoacacia, Salix and Ulmus spp., and a single collection on Ulex europaeus. Rarely on conifers such as Cedrus libani, Picea abies, Pseudotsuga menziesii and Taxus.
Notes: Occasional but widespread in England, from Yorkshire southwards, although mostly recorded from southern or south-western areas. Rarely reported elsewhere. Originally described on Corylus avellana from Peckham (South London).
Distribution: E: o, S: !, W: !
Vouchers: England: K(M) 77039; Scotland: K(M) 88459; Wales: K(M) 77052
Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Phillips, R., Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe: 288 pp. (1981), p. 224-225
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Heterobasidioid, Aphyllophoroid and Gasteromycetoid Basidiomycetes, (Ed.: Lise Hansen & Henning Knudsen) 3: 444 pp. (1997), p. 245
D:, in Ryvarden, L & Gilbertson, R.L., European Polypores: Abortiporus - Lindtneria, (Ed.: Ryvarden L. & Gilbertson R.L) 1: 1-387 (1993), p. 275
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