Laetiporus portentosus

White Punk at Garran, ACT

Laetiporus portentosus at Garran, ACT - 28 Aug 2016
Laetiporus portentosus at Garran, ACT - 28 Aug 2016
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Identification history

Laetiporus portentosus 1 Sep 2016 Heino
Unidentified 28 Aug 2016 MichaelMulvaney

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User's notes

5m up the main trunk of a Yellow Box tree at junction with large branch. Outer edge may have been chewed a bit by parrots?

2 comments

Heino wrote:
   1 Sep 2016
The numerous holes show that this specimen has been heavily chewed out by invertebrates and it is common to see such chewed-out examples of this species.
   2 Sep 2016
Thanks Heino and thanks for you urge ID effort over the last days

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Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 28 Aug 2016 03:22 PM Recorded on
  • MichaelMulvaney Recorded by

Species information

  • Laetiporus portentosus Scientific name
  • White Punk Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 995m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Piptoporus eucalyptorum (Fr.) Warcup, Ecology Forests Woodlands South Australia: 131 (1986) Piptoporus portentosus (Berk.) G. Cunn., Bull. N.Z. Dept. Sci. Industr. Res., Pl. Dis. Div. 164: 106 (1965) Piptoporus eucalyptorum Piptoporus portentosus
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