Cerrena zonata
(Berk.) H.S. Yuan (2013)
Description:
A thin, bracket-forming on the sides of a log (or a flat sheet when on the under side) polypore with a zonate, grey-brown to buff upper surface and a poroid to daedaleoid hymenophore. Fruitbodies often form overlapping shelves on dead hardwoods.

Top: 20-80 mm across; thin, semicircular to fan‑shaped; upper surface concentrically zoned, tomentose to finely hairy; colours grey, brown, buff, or pale ochre.
Below: . Underside with elongated, labyrinthine pores forming a daedaleoid pattern; pore walls thin and irregular.
Flesh: Thin, fibrous, white to cream; tough when dry.

Common name: None
Habitat: Native forests
Substrate: Decaying hardwood logs and branches; causes a white rot.
Distribution: New Zealand wide.
Season: Present year‑round; most conspicuous in moist periods.
Biostatus: Indigenous
Edible: No
Spore print: White
Macro images:
Cerrena zonata
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Scale= 6.6 mm.
 
Cerrena zonata
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Scale= 7.5 mm.
 
Cerrena zonata
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Scale= 5.4 mm.
 
Cerrena zonata
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Scale= 7.5 mm.
 
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