Flaviporus, Murrill, 1905

Wei, Qiu-Lu, Zheng, Hai-Fu, Shao, Yuan-Yuan, Rasheed, Usman, Huang, Hai-Si, Huang, Fu-Chang & Liu, Bin, 2023, Flaviporus albus (Steccherinaceae), a new species from southern China based on morphological and phylogenetic evidence, Phytotaxa 612 (1), pp. 104-112 : 110

Key to the species of Flaviporus known worldwide

1. Basidiomes resupinate and apileate....................................................................................................................................................2

1. Basidiomes resupinate to pileate, sessile............................................................................................................................................4

2. Pores <5 per mm, basidiospores broadly ellipsoid (3–3.4 × 2–2.5 µm).......................................................................... F. citrinellus

2. Pores> 5 per mm, basidiospores oblongly ellipsoid..........................................................................................................................3

3. Skeletocystidia absent ............................................................................................................................................................ F. hunua

3. Skeletocystidia frequent to very scanty.......................................................................................................................... F. stramineus

4. Pileal surface smooth..........................................................................................................................................................................5

4. Pileal surface covered by hairs...........................................................................................................................................................8

5. Thin-walled skeletocystidia present ...................................................................................................................................................6

5. Thick-walled skeletocystidia present .................................................................................................................................................7

6. Pores straw-coloured, pores ≥ 10 per mm ....................................................................................................................... F. liebmannii

6. Pores white to cream, pores <10 per mm ............................................................................................................................ F. lacteus

7. Basidia without oil droplet, 2.2–2.7×1.6–2.1 µm.................................................................................................... F. subglobisporus

7. Basidia with oil droplet, 2.5–3.5×2–2.5 µm........................................................................................................................... F. tenuis

8. Pore surface bright yellow................................................................................................................................................... F. brownii

8. Pore surface white to cream ...............................................................................................................................................................9

9. Pileal surface covered by whitish hairs, skeletocystidia present......................................................................................................10

9. Pileal surface covered by brownish hairs, skeletocystidia absent ................................................................................. F. hydrophilus

10. Pileal surface color pale yellowish and presence of a black line in the context................................................................ F. delicatus

10. Pileal surface color white to cream and a black line absent in the context ............................................................................. F. albus