Hymenochaete
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Hymenochaete is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of fungi in the Hymenochaetaceae
Hymenochaetaceae
The Hymenochaetaceae are a family of fungi in the order Hymenochaetales. The family contains several species that are implicated in many diseases of broad-leaved and coniferous trees, causing heart rot, canker and root diseases, and also esca disease of grapevines...

 family. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains 110 species.

The name probably means long-haired membrane from the Greek hymen meaning membrane and chaite meaning long hair.
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