Trametes elegans (Spreng.) Fr., Epicr.

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 : 13

Trametes elegans (Spreng.) Fr., Epicr. syst. mycol. (Upsaliae):492 (1838) [1836-1838]

Remarks: This species is easy to recognize because of its irregular hymenophore, which can range from pores to lamellae ( Ryvarden 2016).

Ecology & Distribution: Growing on deciduous wood. It is widespread and common in all tropical areas ( Ryvarden 2016). In Brazil, known from Amazonas, Bahia, Mato Grosso, Pará, Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Santa Catarina and São Paulo ( Flora do Brasil 2020) as Lenzites elegans (Spreng.) Pat. New record for Maranhão and Tocantins.

SpecimenExamined: BRAZIL, MARANHÃO,Carolina, Pedra Caída, 7°02’42.6”S, 47°26’37.4”W, 21.IX.2018, M. Palacio 354 (ICN202070). TOCANTINS, Itaguatins, Fazenda Prof. ª Neusa , 5°44’48.8”S, 47°33’45.3”W, 26.IX.2018, M. Palacio 374 (ICN202089) . 5°44’57.6”S, 47°33’45.6”W, 26.IX.2018, M. Palacio 378 (ICN202093) . 5°44’45.2”S, 47°33’46.1”W, 26.IX.2018, M. Palacio 382/2 (ICN202098) .