Ganoderma multipileum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Polyporales |
Family: | Ganodermataceae |
Genus: | Ganoderma |
Species: | G. multipileum
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Binomial name | |
Ganoderma multipileum Ding Hou (1950)
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Ganoderma multipileum![]() Mycological characteristics | |
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![]() | Pores on hymenium |
![]() ![]() | Cap is offset or indistinct |
![]() | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
![]() ![]() | Stipe is bare or lacks a stipe |
![]() | Spore print is brown |
![]() ![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic or parasitic |
![]() | Edibility is edible |
Ganoderma multipileum, commonly known as lingzhi or chizhi, is a species of polypore mushroom.
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 Asian collections.[1]
G. multipileum is found in tropical Asia. It has been used as a medicinal mushroom for over 2,000 years.