==Etymology== The name Ganoderma is derived from the Greek ganos/γανος `brightness, sheen`, hence `shining` and derma/δερμα `skin`. Ganoderma are characterized by basidiocarps that are large, perennial, woody brackets also called `conks`. They are lignicolous and leathery either with or without a stem. The fruit bodies typically ...
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Ganoderma is a fungus which can invade, colonize and kill a tree using wounds as entry points. There are several types of Ganoderma. Ganoderma applanatum, also known as artist’s conk, is a heart rot pathogen which eats away at the sapwood and heartwood or a tree. The fruiting body of this fungus appears at the base of a tree and has a brown top a...
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