Fungalpedia – Note 2575, Favolus
Favolus. Fr.
Citation when using this data: Boonmee S et al. 2021 – Fungalpedia.
Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1
Classification: Polyporaceae, Polyporales, Incertae sedis, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycotina, Basidiomycota, Fungi
Notes: Favolus was established by Fries (1828) with the type species, F. brasiliensis. Species of this genus are considered as wood decaying fungi. The basidiocarps of Favolus species are fleshy with radially arranged pores on the underside of the cap that are angular and deeply pitted, somewhat resembling a honeycomb. Earlier, Favolus was treated as a synonym of Polyporus (Nunez and Ryvarden 1995). Sotome et al. (2013) proposed new genus, Favolus based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic analysis.
Type species: Favolus brasiliensis (Fr.) Fr. 1830 (Designated by Donk, Rev. Niederl. Homob. Aphyll. 2: 128-129. 1933).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Favolus.
Figure 1 – Favolus septatus (AMH 10219, new record). a Habitat. b Basidiomata growing on substrate. c Basidioma showing hexagonal pores on lower surfaces. d, e Basidia with sterigmata. f, g Basidiospores. h, i Generative hyphae. j Skeletal binding hyphae. k Culture on PDA after 24 days (surface view). l Simple and compact hyphal bundle. m, n Simple and rope like twisted hyphae. o Parallel loose bundles of hyphae. Scale bars: d–o = 10 μm.
References
Fries EM 1828 – Elenchus Fungorum. Greifswald 1:1–238.
Entry by
Saranyaphat Boonmee, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand, School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
Published online 6 June 2026