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Polipor mushrooms or what is often called in scientific language "polyporus" is a type of fungus belonging to the polyporales group, this fungus is known because of its distinctive body structure with pores at the bottom of its fruiting body, these pores are what characterize it. The main characteristic of fungi from the Polyporaceae family, and through these pores fungal spores come out.
Most polyporus fungi grow on dead or semi-rotted wood and make them saprophytes which play an important role in the process of decomposition of organic matter in nature. You can find these fungi in various tropical forest habitats and you can also find them growing in temperate climate forests. However, their habitat is most often found in dead and semi-decayed tree trunks or wood and makes them indicators in forest ecosystems, because they play a very important role in breaking down organic matter where they grow.
Morphologically, the fruiting bodies of polyporous fungi have various shapes, ranging from being flat as in the picture I published to you or also having a branched shape, while the color of the fruiting bodies of mushrooms also varies greatly, ranging from white, light brown to black, and for polyporous fungi what I found this time is white and has been covered by bacteria, while the fruit body of the fungus is covered by small pores which function to spread spores to the surrounding environment, these pores often form unique patterns, such as net patterns or layered for example, and this thing can make it easier to identify certain species.
Although many polyporous species are harmless, did you know that there are several species that are known to have the potential to cause damage to the trees they infect, some polyporous species are pathogens that can cause wood rot or even damage the structure of the tree as a whole, I have found A case like this happened to my durian tree which was bearing fruit some time ago, after the base of the stem was overgrown with polyporous fungus in just a matter of days my durian tree died completely, therefore it is important for you to take maximum precautions when you find the plant. your cultivation in grow polyporous fungi.
