Rigidoporus microporus (Sw.) Overeem is a fungus in the Meripilaceae family, order Polyporales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Rigidoporus microporus (Sw.) Overeem

Rigidoporus microporus (Sw.) Overeem

Rigidoporus microporus is an economically important plant pathogen that causes white root rot in tropical crops, especially para rubber trees.

Family
Meripilaceae
Genus
Rigidoporus
Order
Polyporales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Rigidoporus microporus (Sw.) Overeem

Rigidoporus microporus (Sw.) Overeem is a plant pathogen. It causes white root rot disease in a variety of tropical crops, including cacao, cassava, and tea. This pathogen has particular economic importance due to the disease it causes in the para rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis.

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Taxonomy

Fungi › Basidiomycota › Agaricomycetes › Polyporales › Meripilaceae › Rigidoporus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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