Panus conchatus (Bull.) Fr., Epicr. Syst. mycol. (Upsaliae): 396 (1838) [1836–1838]

Fig. 8 A, B

Ecology.

Solitary on rotten wood.

Distribution.

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Denmark, Eire, England, Estonia, Germany, India, Norway, Philippines, Russia, Scotland, Sri Lanka, Sweden and Wales.

Specimens examined.

China. Jilin Province: Baishan City, Fusong County, Quanyang Town, 4 July 2019, Bo Zhang & Jiajun Hu, FJAU 67795 ; Baishan City, Fusong County, Quanyang Town, 4 July 2019, Bo Zhang & Jiajun Hu, FJAU 67797 ; Baishan City, Fusong County, Quanyang Town, 4 July 2019, Bo Zhang & Jiajun Hu, FJAU 67798 ; Dunhua City, Hancongling Scenic Area, 5 July 2019, Bo Zhang & Jiajun Hu, FJAU 67799 ; Sichuan Province: Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Jiulong County, Baitai Mountain, 16 July 2023, Xiaolan He, SAAS 4904 .

Notes.

Panus is typified as this species and is widely distributed worldwide. It is recorded from Hainan, Hunan, Inner Mongolia etc. from China (Li and Bau 2014).

The appearance of this species is varied. The stipe is easily influenced by the environment, from short to long. Additionally, when aged, due to the appearance of skeletal hyphae, it becomes tough from the soft flesh.