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Hymenochaete
Hymenochaete is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions.
The name probably means long-haired membrane from the Greek hymen meaning membrane and chaite meaning long hair.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Oak Curtain Crust Fungus
speciesHymenochaete rubiginosa

Hymenochaete microcycla
speciesHymenochaete microcycla

Bloody Crust
speciesHymenochaete cruenta

Hymenochaete damicornis
speciesHymenochaete damicornis

Hymenochaete cyclolamellata
speciesHymenochaete cyclolamellata

Yellowedged Crust
speciesHymenochaete carpatica

Hymenochaete sphaericola
speciesHymenochaete sphaericola

Hymenochaete setipora
speciesHymenochaete setipora

Cinnamon Crust
speciesHymenochaete cinnamomea

Hymenochaete iodina
speciesHymenochaete iodina
Hymenochaete vallata
speciesHymenochaete vallata

Sooty Crust
speciesHymenochaete fuliginosa
Hymenochaete gladiola
speciesHymenochaete gladiola
Hymenochaete bispora
speciesHymenochaete bispora
Hymenochaete patelliformis
speciesHymenochaete patelliformis

Hymenochaete sp. 'rubiginosa-IN01'
speciesHymenochaete sp. 'rubiginosa-IN01'
Hymenochaete tasmanica
speciesHymenochaete tasmanica

Hymenochaete odontoides
speciesHymenochaete odontoides

Hymenochaete sp. 'CA01'
speciesHymenochaete sp. 'CA01'

Hymenochaete rheicolor
speciesHymenochaete rheicolor

Hymenochaete curtisii
speciesHymenochaete curtisii

Hymenochaete luteobadia
speciesHymenochaete luteobadia
Hymenochaete nothofagicola
speciesHymenochaete nothofagicola

Hymenochaete pinnatifida
speciesHymenochaete pinnatifida

Hymenochaete ulmicola
speciesHymenochaete ulmicola
Hymenochaete unicolor
speciesHymenochaete unicolor

Hymenochaete ametzii
speciesHymenochaete ametzii
Hymenochaete contiformis
speciesHymenochaete contiformis
Hymenochaete semistupposa
speciesHymenochaete semistupposa
Hymenochaete dura
speciesHymenochaete dura
Hymenochaete lictor
speciesHymenochaete lictor
Hymenochaete magnahypha
speciesHymenochaete magnahypha
Hymenochaete separata
speciesHymenochaete separata
Hymenochaete stratura
speciesHymenochaete stratura
Hymenochaete vaginata
speciesHymenochaete vaginata

Hymenochaete separabilis
speciesHymenochaete separabilis
Hymenochaete rhododendricola
speciesHymenochaete rhododendricola

Hymenochaete sp. 'IN01'
speciesHymenochaete sp. 'IN01'

Hymenochaete sp. 'CA05'
speciesHymenochaete sp. 'CA05'

Hymenochaete sp. 'odontoides-TN01'
speciesHymenochaete sp. 'odontoides-TN01'

Hymenochaete sp. 'CA02'
speciesHymenochaete sp. 'CA02'
Hymenochaete sallei
speciesHymenochaete sallei
Hymenochaete cervina
speciesHymenochaete cervina
Hymenochaete quercicola
speciesHymenochaete quercicola
Hymenochaete ochromarginata
speciesHymenochaete ochromarginata
Hymenochaete floridea
speciesHymenochaete floridea
Hymenochaete sp. 'PR01'
speciesHymenochaete sp. 'PR01'

Hymenochaete sp. 'CA04'
speciesHymenochaete sp. 'CA04'

Hymenochaete sp. 'rubiginosa-CA01'
speciesHymenochaete sp. 'rubiginosa-CA01'

Hymenochaete sp. 'CA03'
speciesHymenochaete sp. 'CA03'

Hymenochaete subfuliginosa
speciesHymenochaete subfuliginosa
Hymenochaete dictator
speciesHymenochaete dictator

Hymenochaete fusca
speciesHymenochaete fusca

Hymenochaete innexa
speciesHymenochaete innexa

Hymenochaete plurimaesetae
speciesHymenochaete plurimaesetae

Hymenochaete rhabarbarina
speciesHymenochaete rhabarbarina

Hymenochaete sp. 'HI02'
speciesHymenochaete sp. 'HI02'

Hymenochaete cervinoidea
speciesHymenochaete cervinoidea
Hymenochaete epichlora
speciesHymenochaete epichlora
Hymenochaete minuscula
speciesHymenochaete minuscula
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Hymenochaete in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 202468.

