Abstract

The flora of Polyporaceae, (Aphyllophorales, Hymenomycetes, Basidiomycetes) of Taiwan has been studied through the wide-range field collection since 1973. More than 2,000 specimens were collected and classified into the appropriate genera and species. In total, the following 30 genera and 91 species(listed in parenthesis of each genus) were recognized including the majority of Polyporaceae reported from Taiwan by Sawada(1919-1959). Amaurodera (1), Bjerkandera, (1) Coriolus (5), Cryptoderma (6), Cyclomyces (1), Daedalea (1), Daedalopsis (2), Elfvingia (1), Favolus (1), Fomes (2), Fomitopsis (7), Ganoderma (5), Gloeoporus (1), Gloeophyllum (4), Hexagona(2), Hirschioporus (1), Inonotus (2), Irpex (1), Laetiporus (1), Microporus (7),Onnia (1), Phaeolus (1), Phellinus (7), Piptoporus (1), Polyporus (3), Poria (8), Porodisculus (1), Pycnoporus (2), Rigidoporus (4), Trametes (11). Among them, two genera, i. e., Cyclomyces and porodisculus, ten species, i. e., Coriolus pinsitus(Fr.) Pat., Cyclomyces fuscus Kunze, Poria carneolutea Rodway & Cleland, P. cinerascens (Bres.) Saccc, & Syd., P. nigra (Berk.) Cooke, P. nigrescens Bres., P. reticulata (Pers. Ex Fries) Cooke, P. versipora (pres.) Romell, Porodisculus pendulus (Schw.) Murr., and Trametes suaveolens (L.) Fr., are reported here as a new records from Taiwan.