Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Boletus igniarius in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 1176 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Phellinus igniarius (L.: Fr.) Quél.
original Latin description
Boletus acaulis pulvinatus laevis, poris tenuissimis.
English translation
Boletus stemless, strongly convex [and] smooth; [and] with pores very thin.
| Boletus | Boletus |
| stemless, | acaulis - nominative singular masculine of group B adjective acaulis, -is, -e; modifies Boletus |
| strongly convex, | pulvinatus - nominative singular masculine of group A adjective pulvinatus, -a, -um; modifies Boletus |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| smooth | laevis - nominative singular masculine of group B adjective laevis, -is, -e; modifies Boletus |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with pores | poris - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun porus, -i |
| very thin. | tenuissimis - ablative plural masculine of superlative degree of group B adjective tenus, -is, -e; modifies poris |