Abstract
Summary. - Ocotea usambarensis Engl., or East African camphor, is a valuable indigenous tree in Tanzania, and is confined to the high mountains of Africa. In this paper ten polypore species (Basidiomycetes) are reported from the West Usambara Mountains, northeastern Tanzania: Ganoderma australe (Fr.) Pat., Loweporus inflexibilis (Berk.) Ryv., L. roseoalbus (ungh.) Ryv., Phellinus allardii (Bres.) Ryv., P. apiahynus (Speg.) Rajchenb. & Wright, P. gilvus (Schw.) Pat., P. senex (Nees & Mont.) Imaz., Spongipellispachyodon (Pers.) Kotl. & Pouz., Trametes versicolor (Fr.) Pilat and Wrightoporia avellanea (Bres.) Pouz. They were growing either on old, living camphor trees, on stumps, or on dead, fallen trunks. These fungi are here reported for the first time on Ocotea usambarensis. Some ecological and pathological notes are given. Spongipellispachyodon and Phellinus apiahynus are new to Africa. Loweporus inflexibilis and Phellinus apiahynus are the most harmful decay-causing polypores of Ocotea.
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