Lenzites Explained

Lenzites is a widespread genus of wood-decay fungi in the family Polyporaceae. It was circumscribed by Elias Magnus Fries in 1835. The generic name honours German naturalist Harald Othmar Lenz (1798–1870).

Species

A 2008 estimate placed 6 species in Lenzites., Index Fungorum accepts 26 species:

• Lenzites alba Beeli (1929)
• Lenzites alborepanda Lloyd (1923)
• Lenzites aurea Velen. (1930)
• Lenzites betulina (L.) Fr. (1838)
• Lenzites britzelmayrii Killerm. (1925)
• Lenzites cinnabarina Imbach (1946)
• Lenzites earlei Murrill (1908)
• Lenzites ferruginea (F.C.Harrison) Sacc. & Trotter (1912)
• Lenzites flabelliformis L.M.Dufour (1913)
• Lenzites glabra Lloyd (1919)
• Lenzites glabrescens (Berk.) G.Cunn. (1950)
• Lenzites kusanoi (Murrill) Teng (1964)
• Lenzites leveillei Pat. (1900)
• Lenzites lutescens Syd. & P.Syd. (1900)
• Lenzites muelleri (Berk. ex Cooke) Lloyd (1919)
• Lenzites nummularia Lohwag (1937)
• Lenzites pergamenea Pat. (1914)
• Lenzites shichiana (Teng & L.Ling) Teng (1964)
• Lenzites spegazzinii Bres. (1926)
• Lenzites stereoides (Fr.) Ryvarden (1972)
• Lenzites styracina (Henn. & Shirai) Lloyd (1919)
• Lenzites thermophila O.Falck (1909)
• Lenzites trabeiformis (Murrill) Murrill (1912)
• Lenzites undulata (Hoffm.) Sacc. & Traverso (1912)
• Lenzites yoshinagae Lloyd (1922)