Ganoderma lucidum (basal stem rot: Hevea spp.)

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Title Basidiocarp Caption G. lucidum grows on a basal stem of a host tree. Copyright Tun-Tschu Chang	Basidiocarp	G. lucidum grows on a basal stem of a host tree.	Tun-Tschu Chang
Title Basidiocarp Caption G. lucidum grows from a main root of a host tree. Copyright Tun-Tschu Chang	Basidiocarp	G. lucidum grows from a main root of a host tree.	Tun-Tschu Chang
Title Symptoms Caption Ganoderma root rot causes thinning foliage of host trees. Copyright Tun-Tschu Chang	Symptoms	Ganoderma root rot causes thinning foliage of host trees.	Tun-Tschu Chang

Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. Karst. 1881

Preferred Common Name

• basal stem rot: Hevea spp.

Other Scientific Names

• Boletus lucidus Curtis 1781
• Polyporus lucidus (Curtis) Fr. 1821

International Common Names

• English: butt rot: trees; dieback: trees; wood decay
• Spanish: podredumbre basal
• French: pourridie basal
• Chinese: ling-zhi

Local Common Names

• Germany: Glaenzender Lackporling; Weissfäule: Laubhölzer

EPPO code

• GANOLU (Ganoderma lucidum)

Summary of Invasiveness

Taxonomic Tree

• Domain: Eukaryota
•     Kingdom: Fungi
•         Phylum: Basidiomycota
•             Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
•                 Class: Agaricomycetes
•                     Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
•                         Order: Polyporales
•                             Family: Ganodermataceae
•                                 Genus: Ganoderma
•                                     Species: Ganoderma lucidum

Distribution Table

The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

Habitat List

Host plants/Plants Affected

Growth Stages

List of Symptoms

Natural Enemies

Plant Trade

Wood Packaging

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Distribution Maps

• = Present, no further details
• = Evidence of pathogen
• = Widespread
• = Last reported
• = Localised
• = Presence unconfirmed
• = Confined and subject to quarantine
• = See regional map for distribution within the country
• = Occasional or few reports

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