Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Family Fomitopsidaceae Rank Species | Division Basidiomycota Order Polyporales Genus Laetiporus | |
Similar Laetiporus montanus, Laetiporus persicinus, Laetiporus huroniensis, Laetiporus gilbertsonii, Laetiporus conifericola | ||
Laetiporus caribensis is a species of polypore fungus in the family Fomitopsidaceae. It is found in the Caribbean Islands and in Central America, where it causes a brown rot on tropical hardwood trees. It was described as new to science in 2012 by Mark Banik and Daniel Lindner. The type collection was made in El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico, where the fungus was found fruiting on a snag of Guarea guidonia.
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