Royoporus is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. It was circumscribed by mycologist Asit Baran De in 1996. The genus name honours Indian botanist Anjali Roy, (1930–2017), who worked at Visva-Bharati University in West Bengal. The genus is monotypic, being represented by the single species Royoporus spatulatus.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Favolus spatulatus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Favolus brasiliensis
- Favolus tessellatus
- Favolus reniformis
- Pleurotus albidus
- Polyporus craterellus
- Favolus pseudoprinceps
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Polyporales
- Family
- Polyporaceae
- Genus
- Favolus
- Species
- Favolus spatulatus
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