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They are a family of poroid fungi. The flesh is soft to very tough. Once grown they do not decay easily. They often grown on wood with very minute spores. The fruiting body is flat like a shelf. When they grow actively they are soft, but then they tend to be very hard, and woody.
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Joshi, M., Bhargava, P., Bhatt, M., Kadri, S., Shri, M., Joshi, C.G. (2021). Polyporaceae. In: Mushrooms of Gujarat. Fungal Diversity Research Series. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4999-8_13
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