Hello everybody Can you help me identify this species? Found in humid forest in New Caledonia. Thank you
Hi @Ben Caledonia - Well, it appears to be a Stereum ... do you know what kind of wood it is on? The attachment/stipe is interesting
He was on a piece of dead trunk that I couldn't identify. You're right, it sounds like Stereum but I don't know which, I only know Stereum ostrea, but it doesn't seem like this one.
Hi @Ben Caledonia Of the 11 Stereum I see listed for your region, some seem to be eliminated based on characters like, not vase-shaped, not fuzzy on top, not cracked & tuberculed on underside, not visibly staining, not erect in rosette, not dark coloured. Both Stereum ostrea and Stereum lateum seem worth a look, depending on how variable they can be. Here are some others that I could not quickly find species descriptions for, so might require a bit of digging to see what their individual qualities are: Stereum campaniform, Stereum lobatum, Stereum neocaledonicum. Hope that helps, and that you will let us know if you find a match! :-)
