Donkia pulcherrima* (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Pilát, Bull. (Berk. & M. A. Curtis)

Regio, Nicolas do Carmo, Palacio, Melissa, Westphalen, Mauro Carpes, Feuerstein, Shirley Cunha & Silveira, Rosa Mara Borges da, 2024, Contributions to the fungal diversity of the Cerrado: new records of lignocellulolytic Agaricomycetes, Iheringia, Série Botânica (e 20241102) 79, pp. 1-16 : 10-11

Donkia pulcherrima* (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Pilát, Bull. trimest. Soc. mycol. Fr. 52(3):328 (1937) [1936]

Description: This species is characterized by its dimidiate basidiomes with an hydnoid hymenophore and, microscopically, the presence of multiclamped septa in the context hyphae ( Moreno et al. 2017). It is known to have antimicrobial activity ( Rosa et al. 2003 as Climacodon pulcherrimus ).

Ecology & Distribution: Growing on deciduous wood. Tropical to subtropical distribution ( Moreno et al. 2017). In Brazil, it is known for the states of Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia and São Paulo ( Gibertoni et al. 2004) as Climacodon pulcherrimus (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Nikol. First record from the Cerrado region.

Specimen examined: BRAZIL, MINAS GERAIS, São Roque de Minas, Parque Nacional Serra da Canastra, 20°18’26.9” S, 46°31’24.1” W, 14.IX.2018, M. Palacio 301 (ICN 202022).