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Ganoderma multipileum

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Fungi
Divisio: Basidiomycota
Classis: Basidiomycetes
Subclassis: Agaricomycetidae
Ordo: Polyporales
Familia: Ganodermataceae
Genus: Ganoderma
Species: G. multipileum

Ganoderma multipileum, commonly known as lingzhi or chizhi, is a species of polypore mushroom found in tropical Asia. It has been used as a medicinal mushroom for over 2000 years. Formerly known as Ganoderma lucidum, phylogenetic analyses published in 2009 revealed that G. lucidum is primarily a European species, and that the name has been incorrectly applied to Oriental collections.[1]

References

^ Wang DM, Wu SH, Su CH, Peng JT, Shih YH, Chen LC. (2009). "Ganoderma multipileum, the correct name for G. lucidum in tropical Asia". Botanical Studies 50 (4): 451–58.

External links

G. multipileum at Index Fungorum

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