Nigroporus vinosus

''Nigroporus vinosus'' is a species of poroid fungus in the family Steccherinaceae, and the type species of the genus ''Nigroporus''. Its fruit bodies have brownish caps with tinges of purple or red. The cap underside has a pore surface the same colour as the cap, and minute pores. ''Nigroporus vinosus'' has a pantropical distribution. It has been recorded from Africa, North America, Central America, South America, Asia, and Oceania. It is a wood-decay fungus that causes a white rot.