Ganoderma knysnamense
A Ganoderma described in 2019 by Tchotet Tchoumi and colleagues from the southern Cape forests of South Africa, named for Knysna. DNA-sampled collections span Table Mountain to Hogsback, with two from northern Tanzania.
Where it grows wild
Wood-decay polypore on native trees in the southern and eastern Cape Afromontane forests, sampled in a survey of Ganoderma on trees.
Records carry no elevation; the Cape forest sites lie from near sea level to about 1,200 m at Hogsback.
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