Fuscoporia gilva explained

Fuscoporia gilva, commonly known as the oak conk,^[1] is a species of fungal plant pathogen which infects several hosts.^[2]

Description

The fruit bodies typically grow in rows of horizontal platforms, which grow over several years and sometimes "smear" onto the wood. The caps are usually semicircular with lumpy margins, NaNcm (-2,147,483,648inches) wide, with zonate colouration ranging from dark brown to light reddish-brown or yellowish at the margin, which is up to 1 cm thick and velvety. There are 5–8 pores per square millimetre. The flesh is tough and corky. The spore print is yellow.^[3]

Similar species

Mensularia radiata is usually found on non-oak hardwoods; fresh specimens often exhibit white-tipped pores near the margin.

Uses

In traditional Chinese medicine, it is used to treat stomachaches and cancer; polysaccharides isolated from lab-grown F. gilvus have been shown to inhibit the growth of melanoma in a mouse model.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of apricot diseases
• List of black walnut diseases
• List of Platanus diseases
• List of sweetgum diseases
• List of peach and nectarine diseases
• List of mango diseases

Notes and References

1. Book: Arora . David . Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi . 1986 . Ten Speed Press . Berkeley . 978-0-89815-169-5 . Second.
2. Rizzo . David M. . Rentmeester . Rita M. . Burdsall . Harold H. . 1995-11-01 . Sexuality and somatic incompatibility in Phellinus gilvus . Mycologia . 87 . 6 . 805–820 . 10.1080/00275514.1995.12026602 . 0027-5514.
3. Book: [[Audubon]] . Mushrooms of North America . . 2023 . 978-0-593-31998-7 . 140.
4. Huo . Jinxi . Zhong . Shi . Du . Xin . Cao . Yinglong . Wang . Wenqiong . Sun . Yuqing . Tian . Yu . Zhu . Jianxun . Chen . Jine . Xuan . Lijiang . Wu . Chongming . Li . Yougui . 2020-07-01 . Whole-genome sequence of Phellinus gilvus (mulberry Sanghuang) reveals its unique medicinal values . Journal of Advanced Research . en . 24 . 325–335 . 10.1016/j.jare.2020.04.011 . 2090-1232 . 7235939 . 32455007.
5. Bae . Jae-sung . Jang . Kwang-ho . Yim . Hyunee . Jin . Hee-kyung . 2005-01-31 . Polysaccharides isolated from Phellinus gilvus inhibit melanoma growth in mice . Cancer Letters . en . 218 . 1 . 43–52 . 10.1016/j.canlet.2004.08.002 . 0304-3835.