Neotropical Ganodermataceae (Basidiomycota): Amauroderma sprucei and A. dubiopansum

During the survey of wood-inhabiting fungi in Cuba, several specimens of an Amauroderma species with a brightly colored pore surface, viz. bright orange, were collected, and subsequently identified to A. dubiopansum. However, the status of the latter name, particularly its taxonomic relationship with A. sprucei remained uncertain. In order to confirm the identification, the type specimens of A. dubiopansum and A. sprucei were studied and compared to our various collections. We have concluded that A. sprucei and A. dubiopansum are synonyms, the former epithet having priority.