Lentinula | |
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Lentinula edodes | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Omphalotaceae |
Genus: |
Lentinula Earle |
Type species | |
Lentinula cubensis | |
Species [1] | |
See text |
Lentinula is a small genus of wood-inhabiting agarics. The neotropical species Lentinula boryana (= L. cubensis) is the type species. However, the best-known species is L. edodes, the shiitake. The genus was erected by Franklin Sumner Earle in 1909, [2] and as of 2023 contains ten species, [3] principally found in tropical regions. [4]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Lentinula aciculospora R.H. Petersen 2000 | Costa Rica |
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Lentinula boryana ( Berk. & Mont.) Pegler 1976 | Subtropical America |
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Lentinula edodes ( Berk.) Pegler 1976 | Asia |
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Lentinula guarapiensis ( Speg.) Pegler 1983 | Paraguay |
Lentinula ixodes (Secr. ex Mont.) J.S. Oliveira, T.S. Cabral, Vargas-Isla & N.K. Ishik. 2022 | Amazon rainforest | |
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Lentinula lateritia ( Berk.) Pegler 1983 | South-east Asia and Australasia |
Lentinula madagasikarensis Buyck, Randrianjohany & Looney 2021 | Madagascar | |
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Lentinula novae-zelandiae ( G. Stev.) Pegler 1983 | New Zealand |
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Lentinula raphanica ( Murrill) Mata & R.H. Petersen 2001 | Amazon rainforest |
Lentinula reticeps (Mont.) Murrill (1915) | United States |
Lentinula | |
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Lentinula edodes | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Omphalotaceae |
Genus: |
Lentinula Earle |
Type species | |
Lentinula cubensis | |
Species [1] | |
See text |
Lentinula is a small genus of wood-inhabiting agarics. The neotropical species Lentinula boryana (= L. cubensis) is the type species. However, the best-known species is L. edodes, the shiitake. The genus was erected by Franklin Sumner Earle in 1909, [2] and as of 2023 contains ten species, [3] principally found in tropical regions. [4]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Lentinula aciculospora R.H. Petersen 2000 | Costa Rica |
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Lentinula boryana ( Berk. & Mont.) Pegler 1976 | Subtropical America |
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Lentinula edodes ( Berk.) Pegler 1976 | Asia |
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Lentinula guarapiensis ( Speg.) Pegler 1983 | Paraguay |
Lentinula ixodes (Secr. ex Mont.) J.S. Oliveira, T.S. Cabral, Vargas-Isla & N.K. Ishik. 2022 | Amazon rainforest | |
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Lentinula lateritia ( Berk.) Pegler 1983 | South-east Asia and Australasia |
Lentinula madagasikarensis Buyck, Randrianjohany & Looney 2021 | Madagascar | |
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Lentinula novae-zelandiae ( G. Stev.) Pegler 1983 | New Zealand |
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Lentinula raphanica ( Murrill) Mata & R.H. Petersen 2001 | Amazon rainforest |
Lentinula reticeps (Mont.) Murrill (1915) | United States |