ABSTRACTThe namePhellinus rickii(Bres.) DavidetRajchenb., based onPoria rickiiBres., is a later homonym ofPhellinus rickiiTeix. and renamedPhellinus tropicalisM. Lars,etLomb. The facultative synonyms of the Bresadola name,Phellinus glaucescensPetch andPhellinus flavomarginatus(Murr.) Ryv., were found to represent distinct species. We considerPhellinus ferrugineovelutinus(Henn.) Ryv. to be anomen dubium.A cultural description ofP. tropicalisis provided.