Ganoderma multipileum, commonly known as lingzhi or chizhi, is a species of polypore mushroom.

Ganoderma multipileum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Ganodermataceae
Genus: Ganoderma
Species:
G. multipileum
Binomial name
Ganoderma multipileum
Ding Hou (1950)
Ganoderma multipileum
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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

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.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
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