Phellinus

Phellinus
Phellinus pomaceus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Hymenochaetales
Family: Hymenochaetaceae
Genus: Phellinus
Quél. (1886)
Type species
Phellinus igniarius
(L.) Quél. (1886)
Species

See List of Phellinus species

Phellinus is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Many species cause white rot. Fruit bodies, which are found growing on wood, are resupinate, sessile, and perennial. The flesh is tough and woody or cork-like, and brown in color. Clamp connections are absent, and the skeletal hyphae are yellowish-brown.[1]

The name Phellinus means cork.[2]

The species Phellinus ellipsoideus (previously Fomitiporia ellipsoidea) produced the largest ever fungal fruit body.[3][4]

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Phellinus species produce a number of natural chemicals which are of interest to science. These include the natural phenol hispidin,[5] bio-active styrylpyrones called phelligridins,[6] and bio-active isolates called phellinins.[7]

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  6. ^ Lee, In-Kyoung; Han, Myung-Suk; Lee, Myeong-Seok; Kim, Young-Sook; Yun, Bong-Sik (2010-09-15). "Styrylpyrones from the medicinal fungus Phellinus baumii and their antioxidant properties". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 20 (18): 5459–5461. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.07.093. ISSN 1464-3405. PMID 20708931.
  7. ^ Lee, In-Kyoung; Jung, Jin-Young; Kim, Young-Ho; Yun, Bong-Sik (May 2010). "Phellinins B and C, new styrylpyrones from the culture broth of Phellinus sp". The Journal of Antibiotics. 63 (5): 263–266. doi:10.1038/ja.2010.25. ISSN 1881-1469. PMID 20339398.