Name:		Ganoderma applanatum Pat., (1887) page 143
Basionym:		Boletus applanatus Pers.
Synonym(s):		Fomes megaloma (Lév.) Cooke Elfvingia megaloma (Lév.) Murrill (1903) Ganoderma megaloma (Lév.) Bres. (1912) Polyporus applanatus (Pers.) Wallr. (1833) Fomes applanatus (Pers.) Gillet (1878) Fomes leucophaeus Mont. (1856)
Status:		Species
Taxonomic position:		Ganoderma P. Karst. [Genus] Ganodermataceae (Donk) Donk [Family] Polyporales Gäum. [Order] Agaricomycetes Doweld [Class] Agaricomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subspecific taxa Ganoderma applanatum forma applanatum Ganoderma applanatum forma australe (Fr.) Pilát Ganoderma applanatum forma laccatum (Jacz.) Golovin Ganoderma applanatum forma macrospora Humphrey Ganoderma applanatum forma macrosporum Humphrey & Leus-Palo Ganoderma applanatum subsp. applanatum Ganoderma applanatum subsp. australe (Fr.) Bourdot & Galzin Ganoderma applanatum var. applanatum Ganoderma applanatum var. labiatarum Ganoderma applanatum var. laccatum (Kalchbr.) Rea Ganoderma applanatum var. laevisporum Humphrey & Leus-Palo Ganoderma applanatum var. philippinense Humphrey Ganoderma applanatum var. tornatum (Pers.) Humphrey & Leus-Palo Ganoderma applanatum var. vegetum (Fr.) Rea
Catalogue data:		Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 26: 711
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (735 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]