Daedalea quercina* (L.)

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 : 9-10

Daedalea quercina* (L.) Pers., Syn. meth. fung. (Göttingen) 2:500 (1801)

Remarks: Easy to recognize because of its hard corky to woody pale colored basidiomes and distinctive daedaloid hymenophore ( Ryvarden 2015). A common species, on the Northern Hemisphere it is known as oak mazegill due to its frequent occurrence in Quercus trees, although it is proved not to be a specific host ( Zarzyński 2007). It also has anti-inflammatory importance ( Gebhardt et al. 2007). Lindner et al. (2011) suggests that more studies should be develop to determine if this is a cryptic species complex.

Ecology & Distribution: Temperate to tropical species ( Ryvarden 2015). In America, it is known from Colombia and Brazil, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul ( Flora do Brasil 2020). New record for the Cerrado region.

Specimen Examined: BRAZIL, GOIÁS,Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Raizama, 14°12’11.0” S, 47°50’08.4” W, 17.IX.2018, M. Palacio 338 (ICN202055).