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Fomitiporia ellipsoidea has the largest fruiting body among the fungi

Yu-Cheng Dai et al. Fungal Biol. 2011 Sep.

Abstract

A giant polypore, Fomitiporia ellipsoidea, was found in Hainan Island in southern China. It was 20 y old, and its estimated volume was 409 000-525 000cm(3) and weight was 400-500kg. This is the first report of the largest fungal fruiting body both in volume and weight.

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