List of fungi of South Africa – P
The Fungi recorded from South Africa - Taxa starting with P
This is an alphabetical list of the fungal taxa as recorded from South Africa . Currently accepted names have been appended.
Pa
Genus: Pachyphiale
Genus: Paecilomyces
Genus: Palawania
Genus: Palawaniella
Genus: Panaeolus
Genus: Pannaria
Family: Pannariaceae
Genus: Pannularia
Genus: Panus
Genus: Papularia
Genus: Paranectria
Genus: Parasterells (sic)
Genus: Parasterina
Genus: Parastigmatea
Genus: Paratheliaceae
Paratheliaceae
Genus: Parathelium
Genus: Parendomyces
Genus: Parenglerula
Genus: Parmelia (Lichens)
Family: Parmeliaceae (Lichens)
Genus: Parmeliella (Lichens)
Genus: Parmentaria
Genus: Parmotrema (Lichens)
Genus: Parodiella
Family: Parodiellinaceae
Family: Parodiellineae
Genus: Parodiellinopsis
Family: Parodiopsidineae
Genus: Parodiopsis
Genus: Passalora
Genus: Patella
Genus: Patellaria
Family: Patellariaceae
Genus: Patouillardia
Genus: Paxillus
Pe
Genus: Peccania
Genus: Peltigera (Lichens)
Family:Peltigeraceae (Lichens)
Genus: Penicillium
Penicillium acidoferum Sopp.
Penicillium adametzi Zal.
Penicillium brevi-compactum Dierckx.
Penicillium citrinum Thom.
Penicillium coryphilum Dierckx.
Penicillium cyclopium Westling, (1911), accepted as Penicillium aurantiogriseum Dierckx, (1901)
Penicillium digitatum Sacc.
Penicillium digitatum var. californicum Thom
Penicillium divaricatum Thom
Penicillium duclauxii Delacr.
Penicillium elongatum Dierckx. accepted as Penicillium rugulosum Thom, C. 1910
Penicillium expansum Link emend. Thom
Penicillium funiculosum Thom.
Penicillium gilmanii Thom accepted as Penicillium restrictum Gilman, J.C.; Abbott, E.V. 1927
Penicillium gladioli Machacek.
Penicillium glaucum Link.
Penicillium gratioti Sartory.
Penicillium guttulosum Abbott. accepted as Penicillium simplicissimum Thom, C. 1930
Penicillium hagemi K.M. Zalessky (1927), accepted as Penicillium brevicompactum Dierckx, 1901
Penicillium intricatum Thom. acceptes as Penicillium westlingii Zalessky, K.M. 1927
Penicillium italicum Wehm.
Penicillium janthinellum Biourge. accepted as Penicillium simplicissimum Thom, C. 1930
Penicillium lanosum Westling. accepted as Penicillium kojigenum Smith, G. 1961
Penicillium luteo-viride Biourge.
Penicillium luteum Zukal.
Penicillium luteum (series).
Penicillium notatum Westling. accepted as Penicillium chrysogenum Thom (1910)
Penicillium oxalicum Currie & Thom.
Penicillium palitans Westling.
Penicillium petchii Sartory & Bain.
Penicillium pinophilum Hedgcock.
Penicillium purpurogenum Stoll.
Penicillium putterillii Thom
Penicillium roqueforti Thom
Penicillium roseo-citrinum Biourge.
Penicillium roseum Link. accepted as Clonostachys rosea f. rosea (Link) Schroers, (1999)
Penicillium rugulosum var. aureomarginatum
Penicillium simplicissimum Thom.
Penicillium solitum Westling.
Penicillium tardum Thom
Penicillium verrucosum Dierckx.
Penicillium viridicatum (series).
Penicillium sp.
Genus: Peniophora
Genus: Penzigia
Genus: Perichaena
Genus: Periconia
Genus: Periconiella
Genus: Perischizon
Genus: Perisporina
Genus: Perisporium
Genus: Peroneutypella
Genus: Peronoplasmopora
Genus: Pertusaria (Lichens)
Family: Pertusariaceae (lichens)
Genus: Pestalotia
Pestalotia aloes Trinch.
Pestalotia burchelliae Laughton.
Pestalotia caffra Syd.
Pestalotia camelliae Pass.
Pestalotia cassinis Laughton.
Pestalotia disseminata Thuem.
Pestalotia encephalartos Laughton.
Pestalotia evansii P.Henn.
Pestalotia funerea Desm.
Pestalotia oossypii Hori.
Pestalotia guepini Desm.
Pestalotia laughtonae Doidge.
Pestalotia laurophvlli Laughton.
Pestalotia maerochaeta Guva.
Pestalotia mangiferae Henn., (1907), accepted as Pestalotiopsis mangiferae (Henn.) Steyaert, (1949)
Pestalotia micheneri Guva. accepted as Pestalotiopsis microspora (Speg.) G.C. Zhao & N. Li
Pestalotia milletiae Laughton.
Pestalotia neglecta Thuem.
Pestalotia ocoteae Laughton.
Pestalotia palmarum Cooke (1876), accepted as Pestalotiopsis palmarum (Cooke) Steyaert, (1949)
Pestalotia pelargonii Laughton
Pestalotia peregrina Ell. & Mart.
Pestalotia podocarpi Laughton
Pestalotia psidii Pat.
Pestalotia pterocelastri Laughton
Pestalotia quercina Guba.
Pestalotia rapaneae Laughton
Pestalotia theae Shaw. (sic} possibly Sawada, (1915) accepted as Pseudopestalotiopsis theae (Sawada) Maharachch., K.D. Hyde & Crous, in Maharachchikumbura, Hyde, Groenewald, Xu & Crous, (2014)
Pestalotia trichocladi Laughton
Pestalotia versicolor Speg., (1879), accepted as Pestalotiopsis versicolor (Speg.) Steyaert, (1949)
Pestalotia virgatula Kleb.
Pestalotia watsoniae Verw. & Dipp.
Pestalotia zahlbruckneriana P.Henn.
Pestalotia sp.
Pestalozzia, see Pestalotia
Peyritschiellaceae
Genus: Peziza
Family: Pezizaceae
Order: Pezizales
Ph
Family: Phacidiaceae
Order: Phacidiales
Genus: Phacidium
Genus: Phaeochorella
Genus: Phaeodimeriella
Genus: Phaeodothis
Genus: Phaeographina (lichens)
Genus: Phaeographis (lichens)
Genus: Phaeophragmeriella
Genus: Phaeospherella
Genus: Phaeostigme
Family: Phallaceae
Order: Phallales
Genus: Phallus
Genus: Pharcidia
Genus: Phellorina
Genus: Phillipsia
Genus: Philonectria
Genus: Phlebia
Genus: Phlebopus
Genus: Phlyctella
Genus: Phlyctidia
Genus: Phlyctis (lichens)
Genus: Pholiota
Genus: Phoma
Phoma agapanthi Sacc.
Phoma ampelinum de Bary.
Phoma artemisiae Kalchbr. & Cooke
Phoma betae A.B. Frank, (1892), accepted as Pleospora betae Björl., (1915)
Phoma brassicae Sacc.
Phoma caricina Hopkins.
Phoma citricarpa McAlpine, (1899), accepted as Guignardia citricarpa Kiely, (1948)
Phoma cyclospora Sacc.
Phoma destructiva Plowr.
Phoma fici-caricae Verw. & du Pless.
Phoma flaccida McAlp.
Phoma gaillardiae du Pless.
Phoma geasteropsidis Hollos.
Phoma glumarum Ell. & Tracy.
Phoma insidiosa Tassi.
Phoma lantanae Verw. & du Pless.
Phoma lingam (Tode) Desm. (1849), accepted as Leptosphaeria maculans (Sowerby) P.Karst. 1873
Phoma macrothecia Thuem.
Phoma oleracea Sacc.
Phoma omithogali Thuem.
Phoma passiflorae Penz. & Sacc.
Phoma persicae Sacc.
Phoma pinastrella Sacc.
Phoma pomi Pass.(sic), maybe Schulzer & Sacc. (1884), accepted as Mycosphaerella pomi (Pass.) Lindau, (1897)
Phoma rostrupii Sacc. (1895),accepted as Leptosphaeria libanotis (Fuckel) Niessl (1876)
Phoma sanguinolenta Rostr.accepted as Plenodomus libanotidis (Fuckel) Gruyter, Aveskamp & Verkley, in Gruyter, Woudenberg, Aveskamp, Verkley, Groenewald & Crous 2012
Phoma stapeliae Kalchbr. & Cooke
Phoma straminella
Phoma subcircinata Ellis & Everh. (1893), accepted as Phomopsis phaseoli (Desm.) Sacc., (1915)
Phoma tatulae Kalchbr. & Cooke
Phoma terrestris H.N. Hansen, (1929),accepted as Pyrenochaeta terrestris (H.N. Hansen) Gorenz, J.C. Walker & Larson, (1948)
Phoma tingens Cooke & Mass.
Phoma welwitschiae Mass.
Phoma zantedeschiae Dipp.
Phoma sp.
Genus: Phomopsis
Genus: Phragmidium
Genus: Phragmoeauma
Genus: Phragmodothella
Genus: Phragmodothis
Genus: Phragmosperma
Genus: Phragmothyriella
Genus: Phragmothyrium
Genus: Phycopsis
Genus: Phyllachora
Family: Phyllachoraceae
Genus: Phyllachorella
Genus: Phyllactinia
Genus: Phyllopsora (lichens)
Family: Phyllopsoraceae
Genus: Phyllosticta
Genus: Phyllostictina
Genus: Physalospora
Physalospora bersamae Syd.
Physalospora bylii du Pless.
Physalospora caffra Syd.
Physalospora chaenostoma Sacc.
Physalospora cliviae Syd.
Physalospora cydoniae G. Arnaud, (1911)accepted as Peyronellaea obtusa (Fuckel) Aveskamp, Gruyter & Verkley, in Aveskamp, Gruyter, Woudenberg, Verkley & Crous, (2010)
Physalospora dombeyae Syd.
Physalospora malorum Shear, N.E. Stevens & Wilcox, (1924)accepted as Peyronellaea obtusa (Fuckel) Aveskamp, Gruyter & Verkley, in Aveskamp, Gruyter, Woudenberg, Verkley & Crous, (2010)
Physalospora obtusa (Schwein.) Cooke, (1892), accepted as Peyronellaea obtusa (Fuckel) Aveskamp, Gruyter & Verkley, in Aveskamp, Gruyter, Woudenberg, Verkley & Crous, (2010)
Physalospora perseae Doidge.
Physalospora placida Syd.
Physalospora sapii Doidge.
Genus: Physalosporina
Genus: Physarella
Genus:Physcia
Family: Physeiaceae
Genus: Physma
Genus: Physoderma
Genus: Physopella
Genus: Physospora
Genus: Phytophthora
Pi
Genus: Piggotia
Genus: Pilidium
Genus: Piline
Family: Pilobolaceae
Genus: Pilobolus
Family: Pilocarpaceae (Lichens)
Genus: Pilocarpon
Genus: Pilophoron
Genus: Pilula
Family: Piptocephalaceae
Genus: Piricularia
Genus: Pisolithus
Pl
Genus: Placosterella
Genus: Placodium
Genus: Placynthiopsis (lichens)
Genus: Plasmodiophora (cercozoa)
Fanily: Plasmodiophoraceae
Genus: Plasmopora
Genus: Platygrapha (lichens)
Genus: Plectania
Genus: Plectodiscella
Genus: Pleiostomella
Genus: Pleomassaria
Genus: Pleonectria
Genus: Pleoravenelia
Genus: Pleospora
Genus: Pleurage
Genus: Pleurotrema
Genus: Pleurotus
Genus: Plicaria
Genus: Pluteolus
Genus: Pluteus
Po
Genus: Podaxis
Genus: Podocrea
Genus: Podonectria
Genus: Podosphaera
Genus: Polyblastia (lichens)
Genus: Polyblastiopsis
Genus: Polycephalum
Genus: Polyplocium
Family: Polyporaceae
Family: Polyporoideae
Genus: Polyporus
Polyporus acaciae Van der Byl, (1925), accepted as Schizopora flavipora (Berk. & M.A. Curtis ex Cooke) Ryvarden, (1985)
Polyporus adustus Fr.
Polyporus affinis Blume & T.Nees (1826), accepted as Microporus affinis (Blume & T.Nees) Kuntze (1898)
Polyporus anebus Berk.
Polyporus aneirinus Cooke (sic) possibly accepted as Oxyporus corticola (Fr.) Ryvarden, (1972)
Polyporus aratoides Lloyd
Polyporus aratus Berk.
Polyporus arcularius Fr.
Polyporus arenobasus Lloyd
Polyporus argenteofulvus v.d.Byl
Polyporus australiensis Wakef. accepted as Piptoporus australiensis (Wakef.) G. Cunn.
Polyporus australis Fr., (1828), accepted as Ganoderma tornatum (Pers.) Bres., (1912)
Polyporus baurii Kalchbr.
Polyporus biformis Kiotzsch.
Polyporus brumalis Fr.
Polyporus caesius Fr.
Polyporus callosus Fr.
Polyporus capensis Lloyd.
Polyporus carneo-fulvus Berk, ex Fr.
Polyporus carneo-pallens Berk.
Polyporus chilensis Fr.
Polyporus chioneus Fr. (1815), accepted as Tyromyces chioneus (Fr.) P.Karst. (1881)
Polyporus cinnabarinus Fr.
Polyporus cladonia Berk.
Polyporus clemensiae Sacc. & Trott.
Polyporus colossus Fr.
Polyporus conchatus Lloyd.
Polyporus conchoides Lloyd.
Polyporus confluens Fr.
Polyporus confragosus v.d.Byl.
Polyporus conjunctus Lloyd.
Polyporus corticola Fr. (1821), accepted as Oxyporus corticola (Fr.) Ryvarden, (1972)
Polyporus crispus Fr.
Polyporus cristatus Fr.
Polyporus cuticularis Fr.
Polyporus devians Bres.
Polyporus dichrous Fr. (1815),accepted as Gloeoporus dichrous (Fr.) Bres. (1912)
Polyporus dictyopus Mont.
Polyporus doidgeae Wakef.
Polyporus durbanensis v.d.Byl
Polyporus durus Jungh.
Polyporus elegans Fr.
Polyporus emerici Berk.
Polyporus epilinteus Berk. & Br.
Polyporus eylesii v.d.Byl
Polyporus favoloides P.Henn.
Polyporus ferruginosus Rostr.
Polyporus fiabelliformis Fr.
Polyporus flexilis v.d.Bylaccepted as Coriolopsis floccosa (Bull.) Murrill, (1903)
Polyporus focalis Kalchbr.
Polyporus fragilis Fr.
Polyporus fruticum Berk. & Curt.
Polyporus fumosus Fr.
Polyporus gallo-pavonis Berk. & Br.
Polyporus gibbosus Nees.
Polyporus gilvus Fr.
Polyporus glauco-effusus v.d.Byl.
Polyporus glaucoporus v.d.Byl.
Polyporus glirinus Kalchbr.
Polyporus goetzii P.Henn.
Polyporus grammocephalus Berk.
Polyporus helvolus (Fr.)
Polyporus heteroporus Fr.
Polyporus hirsutulus Schw.
Polyporus hirsutus (Wulfen) Fr. (1821),accepted as Trametes hirsuta (Wulfen) Lloyd (1924)
Polyporus hirtellus Fr.
Polyporus hispidus Fr. accepted as Inonotus hispidus (Bull.) P. Karst., (1880)
Polyporus iqniarius Linn, ex Fr.
Polyporus immaculatus Lloyd.
Polyporus inconstans Kalehbr.
Polyporus intactilis Lloyd
Polyporus isidioides Berk.
Polyporus leoninus Klotzsch.
Polyporus livingstoniensis v.d.Byl accepted as Coriolopsis floccosa (Bull.) Murrill, (1903)
Polyporus lucidus Leyss. ex Fr.
Polyporus luteo-olivaceus Berk. & Br.
Polyporus luteus Blume & Nees.
Polyporus macowani Kalchbr.
Polyporus mastoporus Lev.
Polyporus megaloporus Mont.
Polyporus tncleagris Berk.
Polyporus mollicarnosus Lloyd
Polyporus molluscus Karst
Polyporus murinus Cooke
Polyporus nanus Mass.
Polyporus natalensis Fr.
Polyporus nidulans Fr.
Polyporus nigro-applanatus v.d.Byl
Polyporus nigrolucidus Lloyd
Polyporus occidentalis Klotzsch.
Polyporus ochraceus Pers.
Polyporus ochroleucus Berk.
Polyporus ochroporus v.d.Byl.
Polyporus osfreiformis Berk.
Polyporus pancheri Pat.
Polyporus patouillardi Theiss.
Polyporus pectunculus Lloyd.
Polyporus phocinus Berk. & Br.
Polyporus picipes Fr.
Polyporus pinsitus Fr.
Polyporus pocula Berk. & Curt.
Polyporus proteus Berk. accepted as Coriolopsis floccosa (Bull.) Murrill, (1903)
Polyporus proteus var. imbricatus Berk. accepted as Coriolopsis floccosa (Bull.) Murrill, (1903)
Polyporus pruinatus Klotzsch.
Polyporus pubeseens Schum. ex. Fr.
Polyporus raphanipes Wakef.
Polyporus reniformis Morgan.
Polyporus resinaceust Lloyd
Polyporus reticulatosporus v.d.Byl
Polyporus rheades Pers.
Polyporus rhipidius Berk
Polyporus robiniophila Lloyd
Polyporus rudis Lloyd (sic)
Polyporus rufescens Fr.
Polyporus rugulosus Lev.
Polyporus rusticus Lloydaccepted as Coriolopsis floccosa (Bull.) Murrill, (1903)
Polyporus sacer Fr.
Polyporus salisburiensis v.d.Byl
Polyporus sanguineus (L.) Fr. (1821), accepted as Pycnoporus sanguineus (L.) Murrill (1904)
Polyporus sanguinolentus Alb. Schw. ex Fr.
Polyporus schreuderi v.d.Byl
Polyporus schweinitzii Fr.
Polyporus scruposus Fr.
Polyporus sector Fr.accepted as Trichaptum sector (Ehrenb.) Kreisel (1971)
Polyporus spadiceus Jungh.
Polyporus subliberalus Berk. & Curt.
Polyporus subpictilis v.d.Byl
Polyporus subradiatus Lloyd
Polyporus sulphureus (Bull.) Fr., (1821), accepted as Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.) Murrill (1920)
Polyporus tabacinus Mont.
Polyporus telfairii Klotzsch.
Polyporus trabeus (Pers.) Rostk. (1830), accepted as Gloeophyllum trabeum (Pers.) Murrill (1908)
Polyporus transvaalensis v.d.Byl
Polyporus trichiliae Van der Byl, (1922), accepted as Schizopora flavipora (Berk. & M.A. Curtis ex Cooke) Ryvarden, (1985)
Polyporus umbraculum Fr.
Polyporus undatus Pers.
Polyporus undulatus Torrend.
Polyporus vallatus Berk.
Polyporus vaporarius Fr.
Polyporus varius Fr.
Polyporus veluticeps Cooke
Polyporus velutinosus Lloyd
Polyporus velutinus Pers. ex Fr.
Polyporus vernicipes Berk.
Polyporus versicolor (L.) Fr. (1821), accepted as Trametes versicolor (L.) Lloyd (1920)
Polyporus versiporus Pers.
Polyporus vibecinus Fr.
Polyporus vibecinus var. antilopum Kalchbr.
Polyporus vicinus Bres.
Polyporus vicinus Lloyd (1924), accepted as Vanderbylia vicina (Lloyd) D.A.Reid (1973)
Polyporus villosus sw. ex Fr.
Polyporus vinctus Berk. (1852),accepted as Rigidoporus vinctus (Berk.) Ryvarden (1972)
Polyporus vinosus Berk. (1852), accepted as Nigroporus vinosus (Berk.) Murrill (1905)
Polyporus virgatus Berk. & Curt.
Polyporus vittatus Berk.
Polyporus vulgaris Fr.
Polyporus xanthopus Fr.
Polyporus zambesianus Lloyd
Polyporus zonalus Fr.
Genus: Polyrhizon
Genus: Polysaccum
Genus: Polystictus Fr. (1851)
Genus: Polystomella
Genus: Poria
Genus: Porina (Lichens)
Genus: Poronia
Genus: Porothelium
Pr
Genus: Prillieuxina
Genus: Protomyces
Family: Protomycetaceae
Genus: Protostegia
Family: Protothyriae
Genus: Protothyrium
Genus: Protubera
Ps
Genus: Psaliota
Genus: Psathyra
Genus: Psathyrella
Genus: Pseudobalsamea
Genus: Pseudocyphellaria (lichens)
Genus: Pseudographis
Genus: Pseudodiscosia
Genus: Pseudopeziza
Genus: Pseudophyscia
Genus: Pseudopyrenula (Lichens)
Genus: Pseudothis
Genus: Pseudothyridaria
Genus: Pseudovalsa
Genus: Psilocybe
Genus: Psoroma (Lichens)
Genus: Psorotichia
Pt
Genus: Pterula
Genus: Ptychogaster
Pu
Genus: Puccinella
Genus: Puccinia (Rusts)
Family: Pucciniaceae (Rusts)
Genus: Pucciniastrum
Genus: Pucciniopsis
Genus: Pucciniosira
Genus: Pullularia
Py
Genus: Pycnocarpon
Family: Pyrenidiaceae
Family: Pyrenocarpeae
Genus: Pyrenochaeta
Genus: Pyrenodesmia
Genus: Pyrenophora
Family: Pyrenopsidaceae
Genus: Pyrenopsis
Genus: Pyrenula (Lichens)
Family: Pyrenulaceae
Genus: Pyronema
Genus: Pyrenophora
Family: Pyrenopsidaceae
Genus: Pyrenopsis
Family: Pyrenulaceae
Genus: Pythiacystis
Genus: Pyxine (Lichens)
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Further reading
Kinge TR, Goldman G, Jacobs A, Ndiritu GG, Gryzenhout M (2020) A first checklist of macrofungi for South Africa. MycoKeys 63: 1-48. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.63.36566
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