Two species of Perenniporia (Basidiomycota, Aphyllophorales) new to China

Abstract

Perennipori contraria and P. minutissima are newly recorded from China. Perenniporia contraria was collected from tropical region of Yunnan Province, southwestern China. It is closely related to P. subannosa which has larger pores and larger basidiospores. Perenniporia minutissima was collected from Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province, eastern China, this species is similar to P. ochroleuca, however, the latter has perennial, ungulate and corky basidiocarps, and its upper surface is pale ochraceous. Illustrations and descriptions of the two species are given, based on the materials from China.