Rigidoporus laetus.
Basidiomycota > Agaricomycetes > Polyporales > Family Meripilaceae.
The family has 7 genera with about 50 species.
The bracket fruit bodies are annual or perennial and usually found at the base of dead trees.
They often appear to be growing on the ground.
They may be solitary or form tiers of brackets.
Young brackets have a thick, rounded orange margin.
Fan shaped fruit bodies have a narrow area of attachment on the straight side.
Older leathery fruit bodies can be up to 30 cm or more across and 5 cm thick.
The smooth upper surface is orange-red to a brownish-orange.
The surface may develop some undulations or wrinkles.
The pale edge is sometimes lobed.
The pore surface is whitish to yellowish later beoming orange.
Both surfaces constantly exude drops of fluid.
Rigidoporus laetus is listed on the Queensland Government Species profile search.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au › species-search › details › ?id=33756
J.F.
