TABLE 2.
The main ecological habits of Fomitopsis with an emphasis on distribution areas, host trees, and fruiting body types.
| Species | Type locality | Distribution in the world | Distribution in China | Geographical elements | Host | Fruiting body types | References |
| Fomitopsis abieticola | China | Asia (China) | Yunnan (plateau humid climate) | Endemic to China | Gymnosperm (Abies) | Pileate | Liu et al., 2021a |
| Fomitopsis bambusae | China | Asia (China) | Hainan (tropical monsoon climate) | Endemic to China | Angiosperm (bamboo) | Resupinate to effused-reflexed or pileate | Zhou et al., 2021 |
| Fomitopsis betulina | Norway | Asia (China, Japan, Korea), Europe (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Russia, Switzerland, United Kingdom), North America (Canada, United States) | Beijing, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Xinjiang, Yunnan (temperate to subtropical) | Cosmopolitan | Angiosperm (Betula) | Pileate | Ryvarden and Melo, 2014; present study |
| Fomitopsis bondartsevae | Russia | Asia (China), Europe (Russia) | Beijing (temperate continental monsoon climate) | East Asia-Europe | Angiosperm (Prunus, Tilia) | Pileate to effused-reflexed | Soares et al., 2017 |
| Fomitopsis cana | China | Asia (China) | Hainan (tropical monsoon climate) | Endemic to China | Angiosperm (Delonix) | Resupinate to effused-reflexed or pileate | Li et al., 2013 |
| Fomitopsis caribensis | Puerto Rico | North America (Puerto Rico) | North America | Angiosperm (undetermined) | Pileate | Liu et al., 2019 | |
| Fomitopsis durescens | United States | North America (United States), South America (Venezuela) | North America-South America | Angiosperm (Fagus) | Pileate | Gilbertson and Ryvarden, 1986 | |
| Fomitopsis eucalypticola | Australia | Oceania (Australia) | Oceania | Angiosperm (Eucalyptus) | Pileate to effused-reflexed | Liu et al., 2019 | |
| Fomitopsis ginkgonis | China | Asia (China) | Hubei (subtropical) | Endemic to China | Gymnosperm (Ginkgo) | Pileate | Liu et al., 2019 |
| Fomitopsis hemitephra | New Zealand | Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Samoa) | Oceania | Angiosperm (Nothofagus) | Pileate | Cunningham, 1965 | |
| Fomitopsis hengduanensis | China | Asia (China) | Yunnan (temperate to plateau continental climate) | Endemic to China | Gymnosperm (Picea) | Pileate | Liu et al., 2021a |
| Fomitopsis iberica | Portugal | Asia (China), Europe (Austria, France, Italy, Portugal) | Beijing (temperate continental monsoon climate) | Europe | Angiosperm (Betula, Broussonetia, Prunus), Gymnosperm (Pinus) | Pileate | Melo and Ryvarden, 1989; present study |
| Fomitopsis kesiyae | Vietnam | Asia (Vietnam) | Southeast Asia | Gymnosperm (Pinus) | Pileate | Liu et al., 2021a | |
| Fomitopsis massoniana | China | Asia (China) | Fujian, Guandong (subtropical) | Endemic to China | Gymnosperm (Pinus) | Effused-reflexed to pileate | Liu et al., 2021a |
| Fomitopsis meliae | United States | Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States) | Europe-North America | Angiosperm (Prunuspersica) | Pileate | Gilbertson, 1981 | |
| Fomitopsis mounceae | Canada | North America (Canada, United States) | North America | Angiosperm (Betula, Populus), Gymnosperm (Abies, Picea, Tsuga) | Pileate | Haight et al., 2019 | |
| Fomitopsis nivosa | Brazil | Asia (China, Japan), South America (Brazil), North America (Guatemala, United States) | Guangxi, Sichuan (alpine plateau to subtropical) | Cosmopolitan | Angiosperm (Betula, Cinnamomum, Plum, Populus, Prunus) | Pileate | Gilbertson and Ryvarden, 1986 |
| Fomitopsis ochracea | Canada | North America (Canada, United States) | North America | Angiosperm (Betula, Populus), Gymnosperm (Abies, Picea, Tsuga) | Pileate | Stokland and Ryvarden, 2008; Haight et al., 2019 | |
| Fomitopsis ostreiformis | Philippines | Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand) | Southeast Asia | Angiosperm (Cocos) | Effused-reflexed to pileate | De, 1981; Hattori, 2003; Present study | |
| Fomitopsis palustris | United States | Asia (China, Japan), North America (United States) | Beijing, Hubei, Guangdong, Jilin, Sichuan (temperate to subtropical) | East Asia-North America | Angiosperm (Amygdalus, Ligustrum, Mangifera, Prunus, Tilia) | Effused-reflexed to pileate | Corner, 1989; Hattori, 2003; present study |
| Fomitopsis pinicola | Sweden | Europe (Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Italy, Poland, Russia, Sweden) | Europe | Angiosperm (undetermined), Gymnosperm (Picea, Pinus) | Pileate |
Ryvarden and Melo, 2014; Haight et al., 2019; Present study |
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| Fomitopsis resupinata | China | Asia (China) | Hainan (tropical monsoon climate) | Endemic to China | Angiosperm (undetermined) | Resupinate | Present study |
| Fomitopsis roseoalba | Brazil | North America (United States), South America (Venezuela) | South America | Angiosperm (undetermined) | Pileate, resupinate to effused-reflexed | Tibpromma et al., 2017 | |
| Fomitopsis schrenkii | United States | North America (United States) | North America | Angiosperm (undetermined), Gymnosperm (Abies, Picea, Pinus, Pseudotsuga) | Pileate | Haight et al., 2019 | |
| Fomitopsis srilankensis | Sri Lanka | Asia (Sri Lanka) | South Asia | Angiosperm (undetermined) | Resupinate to effused-reflexed or pileate | Present study | |
| Fomitopsis submeliae | China | Asia (China, Malaysia, Vietnam) | Hainan (tropical monsoon climate) | East Asia | Angiosperm (undetermined) | Resupinate to effused-reflexed or pileate | Present study |
| Fomitopsis subpinicola | China | Asia (China) | Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Jilin (boreal to temperate) | Endemic to China | Gymnosperm (Pinus) | Pileate | Liu et al., 2021a |
| Fomitopsis subtropica | China | Asia (China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam) | Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan, Zhejiang (subtropical) | East Asia | Angiosperm (Castanopsis) | Resupinate to effused-reflexed or pileate | Li et al., 2013; present study |
| Fomitopsis tianshanensis | China | Asia (China) | Xinjiang (alpine plateau to continental climate) | Endemic to China | Gymnosperm (Picea) | Effused-reflexed to pileate | Liu et al., 2021a |
| Fomitopsis yimengensis | China | Asia (China) | Shandong (temperate) | Endemic to China | Gymnosperm (Pinus) | Pileate | Present study |
New species are shown in bold.