Spongispora temasekensis
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Specific Epithettemasekensis G. Wu, S.M.L.Lee, E. Horak & Zhu L. Yang
Description
Spongispora temasekensis has a convex to broadly-plano convex pileus of 30-70 mm diameter, chocolate brown to brownish and brownish-orange. Initially its young pileus is subtomentose, later cracking into patches with age. The flesh is whitish turning pale brown very slowly upon exposure. The tubes are about 1.5 cm deep, at first whitish to cream becoming blond and yellowish brown to light brown with age. The pores are small, roundish to irregularly angular and of the same colour as the tubes when young, later becoming apricot yellow to grayish orange with age. Like the flesh, the pores turn brownish to brown when bruised. The reticulated stipe or stem is 45-70 mm tall, 8-10 mm wide, yellowish white at the apex, orange gray, brownish white, brownish orange to brownish at the base with blue mycelium (Wu et al., 2018).
In Peninsular Malaysia, S. temasekensis has been found in an ex-tin mining area at the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) Research Station, Bidor, Perak (Thi et al., 2018; 2019) and on the grounds of the Forest Research Institute Malaysia at Kepong, Selangor.
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Jaya Seelan Sathiya Seelan (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
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Digital Sequence Information (DSI), Living Modified Organism (LMO), Synthetic Biology, Protected Areas, Climate Change & Invasive Alien Species
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Lee Su See (Dr.)
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
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Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecosystems, Education, Environment & Forest
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Mohammad Hafiz Syukri Bin Kassim (Mr.)
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
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Agriculture, Biodiversity, Conservation, Education, Forest & Genetics
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Patahayah Mansor (Mrs.)
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
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Biodiversity & Forest
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Sepiah Muid (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
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Thi Bee Kin (Mrs.)
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
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Biodiversity, Conservation, Forest, Genetics, Molecular, Science, Systematics & Taxonomy
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Acknowledgements :- Mr. Abdul Razak Mohd Nor Rasid & Ms. Nurfarhana Hizan Binti Hijas
Photo credit :- Mohd Salleh
Species Citation :- Spongispora temasekensis. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/66405. [Retrieved 01 December 2023].
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