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Family	Polyporaceae
Accession Number	F16302
Genus	Polyporus
Species	leptocephalus
Species Author	(Jacq.) Fr.
Date	27/10/2007
Morphological Description
Collector	Matthew Mitchell
Number	HM102707
Cap shape when mature	2 funnel
Cap shape in center
Cap shape from above	2 irregular
color of top surface	8 tan - light brown
Secondary color top surface
Cap color with age
Cap stain color
Cap width	48 x 42 mm
Cap surface texture	5 groove or streaked
Cap stickiness	5 moist feel
Cap has concentric zones of color	Yes
Cap stalk easily part	No
Cap hygrophanous
Cap flesh color	1 white
Cap flesh stain color
Flesh hardness	2 firm, fleshy
Flesh toughness	3 tough - does not tear easily
Flesh fracture
Cap cross section	1 upturned
Cap margin surface	1 pleated, grooved, streaked, or ribbed(edge)
Cap edge	2 wavy or lobed
Stipe shape	1 bulbous
Stipe core	1 solid
Stipe position	2 off-center
Stipe flesh hardness	4 very hard, woody
Stipe flesh toughness	3 tough - does not tear easily
Stipe flesh fracture
Stipe flesh color	1 white
Stipe flesh stain color
Stipe primary color	11 dark brown
Stipe secondary color	1 white
Stipe stain color
Stipe surface texture
Stipe width	5 mm
Stipe length	30 mm
Gill attachment
Gill collarium
Gill sawtooth edge
Hymenium color when young	1 white
Hymenium color when mature
Hymenium stain color
Gills break from cap
Gills deliquescent
Gills mottled face
Gills secede from stalk
Gills waxy feel
Gills anastomosing
Gills forked
Ring type
Partial veil type
Ring location on stalk
Ring number
Ring color
Volva type
Volva color
Habit	1 solitary or scattered
Taste
Smell	2 mild/none
Spore print color	1 white
Latex color
Latex stain color
Reaction ammonia color
Reaction ferrous sulphate color
Reaction Melzer's color
Reaction potassium
Spore shape	2 cylindrical
Spore ornamentation
Spore length	7.25
Spore width	2.9
phylum	Basidiomycota
material collected	pored wood decay fungus
trama type
cap cuticle type
clamp connections
cystidia
morphology summary
Notes
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