Bjerkandera

Translingual

A cluster of Bjerkandera adusta growing in Apsley, southern Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

From Swedish Bjerkander (surname) +‎ -a f. Eponymized from Clas Bjerkander, Swedish meteorologist, botanist, and entomologist.

Proper noun

Bjerkandera f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Phanerochaetaceae – various fungi that cause white rot, principally on deciduous trees.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Basidiomycota – phylum; Agaricomycotina – subphylum; Agaricomycetes – class; Agaricomycetidae – subclass; Polyporales – order; Phanerochaetaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Bjerkandera adusta (smoky polypore) – type species

Further reading

• Bjerkandera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bjerkandera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Bjerkandera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons