Validation of Panus bambusinus and P. roseus (Panaceae, Polyporales) Author Kumar, T. K. Arun 0000-0003-3480-1431 The Zamorin’s Guruvayurappan College (affiliated to the University of Calicut), Kerala 673014, India & tkakumar @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 3480 - 1431 tkakumar@gmail.com text Phytotaxa 2022 2022-02-15 533 4 235 236 journal article 20634 10.11646/phytotaxa.533.4.7 216fcc57-6bf6-4b6d-83de-a839f7e3b5ef 1179-3163 6091659 Panus bambusinus (T.K.A. Kumar & Manim.) N. Vinjusha & T.K.A. Kumar comb. nov. MycoBank No: MB 842791 Basionym:— Lentinus bambusinus T.K.A. Kumar & Manim. , in Mycotaxon 92: 119 (2005) The species is characterized by graminicolous basidiomata, a dimitic hyphal system, with sparsely branched skeletal hyphae, presence of refractive gloeocystidia, ellipsoid to ovoid basidiospores, and absence of hyphal pegs and skeleto ligative hyphae ( Kumar & Manimohan 2005 ; Vinjusha & Kumar 2021 ).