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| Propolis versicolor growing on a decorticated madrone branch | |
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| Genus: | Propolis |
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| Propolis phacidioides Fr. (1849) | |
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Propolis is a genus of fungi in the family Rhytismataceae. The genus contains about 14 species.[3] This is not to be confused with bee propolis, also known as 'bee glue', which is a byproduct of an active beehive and is not a fungus.
Species
- Propolis angulosa
- Propolis farinosa
- Propolis hillmanniana
- Propolis lecanora
- Propolis leonis
- Propolis lugubris
- Propolis phacidioides
- Propolis pulchella
References
- ↑ "Synonymy: Propolis". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
- ↑ Sherwood MA. "Taxonomic studies in the Phacidiales: Propolis and Propolomyces". Mycotaxon. 5 (1): 320–30.
- ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 562. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.
External links
- Corda AJ. (1838). Icones Fungorum Hucusque Cognitorum (in Latin). Vol. 2. Calve. p. 38.
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