Piptoporus australiensis

Piptoporus australiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Polyporales
Family:	Fomitopsidaceae
Genus:	Piptoporus
Species:	P. australiensis
Binomial name
Piptoporus australiensis (Wakef.) G. Cunn.
Synonyms
Polyporus australiensis Wakef.

Piptoporus australiensis
Mycological characteristics
	pores on hymenium
	ecology is parasitic
	edibility: unknown

Piptoporus australiensis, commonly known as curry punk, is a polyporous bracket fungi. It is found in Australia.^[1]

Description

The Field Guide to Australian Fungi by Bruce A. Fuhrer describes it in this way: "Piptoporus australiensis is usually called Curry Punk because of its persistent curry-like odour, even when old and dry. In contrast to other spongy polypores, this species appears to be immune to insect attack. The large brackets occur on logs, particularly those that have been charred by fire, causing a brown cubical rot."^[2]

References

1. ^ "Piptoporus australiensis (Wakef.) G. Cunn. 1965". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=337048. Retrieved 2010-11-30. 
2. ^ Fuhrer B. (1993). A Field Companion to Australian Fungi. Field Naturalists Club of Victoria. p. 119. ISBN 9780959807479.