Abstract:
Antrodia subxantha was collected on the dead wood of the ancient
cupressus funebri trees growing along the Cuiyun Gallery. It was identified as a new species named for
Antrodia subxantha on morphology by professors He Xinsheng and Dai Yucheng. In order to prove it as a new species, for the first time, the morphology analysis and molecular techniques annlysis were adopted to establish ITS sequences. As a result,
Antrodia subxantha was discovered to be able to be clustered as a new species, and its homologous similarity was 94% with
Antrodia sitchensis. Finally, It was further proved as a new species on the ancient
cupressus funebri trees in Sichuan, could cause the roots and trunk brown rot, eventually and led the trees to become dead.