Jahnoporus is a genus of fungi in the family Albatrellaceae. There are two species in the genus, which have a widespread distribution in northern temperate regions.[1] The type species, J. hirtus, was transferred to this genus in 1980; it was formerly known as Piptoporus hirtus.[2]

Jahnoporus
Jahnoporus hirtus
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Jahnoporus

Nuss (1980)
Type species
Jahnoporus hirtus
(Quél.) Nuss (1980)
Species

J. hirtus
J. pekingensis

The genus name of Jahnoporus is in honour of Hermann Jahn (1911 - 1987) German teacher, Ornithologist and Botanist (Mycology).[3]

The genus was circumscribed by Ingo Nuss in Hoppea vol.39 on page 176 in 1980.

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  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 346. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.
  2. ^ Thorn RG. (1980). "Some polypores misclassified in Piptoporus". Karstenia 40 (1–2): 181–87.
  3. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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