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Cerrena hydnoides
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Mushrooms & bracket fungi

Cerrena hydnoides

Names

English—
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Chinese—
Sranan Tongopopolipo (general name for the group)
Scientific nameCerrena hydnoides (Sw.) Zmitr.

About this species

Hexagonia hydnoides, also known as the hairy hexagonia, is a widely distributed species of bracket fungus in the Polyporaceae family. It is known to grow in tropical regions across the globe and to grow on dead wood tissues, particularly that of hardwoods. It is a plant pathogen and is largely saprophytic, decaying dead wood tissues.

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Classification

KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderPolyporales
FamilyCerrenaceae
GenusCerrena

In Suriname

13Records in Suriname
1961First record
2023Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo2
  • Commewijne1
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Sources & credits

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