Author/Authors :
Hasnul Bolhassan, Mohamad Universiti Malaysia Sarawak - Faculty of Resource Science and Technology - Department of Plant Science and Environmental Ecology, Malaysia , Abdullah, Noorlidah university of malaya - Faculty of Science - Mushroom Research CentreInstitute of Biological Sciences, Malaysia , Sabaratnam, Vikineswary university of malaya - Faculty of Science - Mushroom Research Centre,Institute of Biological Sciences, Malaysia , Abdullah, Sumaiyah university of malaya - Faculty of Science - Mushroom Research Centre,Institute of Biological Sciences, Malaysia , Mohd Noor Rashid, Noraswati university of malaya - Faculty of Science - Mushroom Research Centre,Institute of Biological Sciences, Malaysia , Musa, Md. Yusoff university of malaya - Faculty of Science - Mushroom Research Centre,Institute of Biological Sciences, Malaysia , Tsutomu, Hattori Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan
Abstract :
Macrofungi of the order Polyporales are among the most important wood decomposers and caused economic losses by decaying the wood in standing trees, logs and in sawn timber. Diversity and distribution of Polyporales in Peninsular Malaysia was investigated by collecting basidiocarps from trunks, branches, exposed roots and soil from six states (Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang and Selangor) in Peninsular Malaysia and Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur. This study showed that the diversity of Polyporales were less diverse than previously reported. The study identified 60 species from five families; Fomitopsidaceae, Ganodermataceae, Meruliaceae, Meripilaceae, and Polyporaceae. The common species of Polyporales collected were Fomitopsis feei, Amauroderma subrugosum, Ganoderma australe, Earliella scabrosa, Lentinus squarrosulus, Microporus xanthopus, Pycnoporus sanguineus and Trametes menziesii
