
Fomes
As recorded: Fomes (Fr.) Fr., 1849
Fungi › Basidiomycota › Agaricomycetes › Polyporales › Polyporaceae
- Collected by
- Wong, C.C.Y.
- Collector number
- 426
- Date
- February 15, 1948
- Locality
- Yap
- Island
- Yap
- Region
- Yap, Micronesia
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 15, 1948, Wong, C.C.Y. also collected 12 other specimens.
Fomes observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 139,943 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Meadowlands Township, MN, USA
(c) eovran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Meadowlands, MN, US
(c) Hilary A. Turner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Harbor Springs, MI, US
(c) JenWinnell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Érd, Tusculánum, 2030 Magyarország
(c) Csaba T, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Hajnówka, PL-PD, PL
(c) Tomasz Kudlewski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Helsinki
(c) touhukotilo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Fomes. BISH 557340. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956422079. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/557340.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956422079 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
