Studies in Perenniporia (Basidiomycota). African taxa VI. A new species and a new record of Perenniporia from the Ethiopian Afromontane forests

Abstract

Background and aims - This study is a part of an ongoing survey of the genus Perenniporia (Basidiomycota, Polyporales) in sub-Saharan Africa, and reports on several species collected in Central and Southwestern Ethiopia. Methods - Species are described using morphology-based methods. Key Results -Perenniporia abyssinica is proposed as new species. Perenniporia globispora is reported for the first time in Ethiopia. Conclusion - Perenniporia abyssinica and P. globispora are reported from Central and Southwestern Ethiopia. The report of P. globispora constitutes the second report of the species and the first record for Ethiopia. © 2012 National Botanic Garden of Belgium and Royal Botanical Society of Belgium.