as ▁if ▁covered ▁with ▁small ▁gran ules ) ▁to ▁od on ot oid ▁( as ▁if ▁covered ▁with ▁small ▁teeth ) ▁texture . ▁Micro scop ic ▁characteristics ▁include ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁cl amp ▁connections ▁in ▁the ▁hy pha e , ▁and ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁c yst idia . ▁Its ▁sp ores ▁are ▁thin - w alled , ▁roughly ▁spher ical ▁to ▁elli pt ical , ▁and ▁in amy lo id , ▁meas uring ▁about ▁ 4 – 5 ▁by ▁ 3   μ m . ▁The ▁bas idia ▁( sp ore - b ear ing ▁cells ) ▁are ▁narrow ly ▁club ▁sh aped ▁to ▁tub ular , ▁and ▁measure ▁ 2 5 – 3 0 ▁by ▁ 5   μ m . ▁Rose og rand in ia ▁ ▁has ▁a ▁mon om it ic ▁hy phal ▁system , ▁containing ▁only ▁gener ative ▁hy pha e . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁and ▁distribution ▁Rose og rand in ia ▁rose a ▁is ▁a ▁white ▁rot ▁fung us ▁that ▁grows ▁on ▁the ▁b ark ▁on ▁wo ody ▁substr ates . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁from ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁found ▁growing ▁on ▁the ▁en demic ▁species ▁New ▁Zealand ▁la ure l ▁( C ory noc arp us ▁la ev ig atus ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Australian ▁black wood ▁( Ac acia ▁mel ano x yl on ), ▁ ▁a ▁tree ▁introduced ▁from ▁Australia . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : F ung i ▁of ▁Africa ▁Category : F ung i ▁of