Ganoderma lucidum
| Ganoderma lucidum | |
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| Ganoderma growing under oak in California | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Ganodermataceae |
| Genus: | Ganoderma |
| Species: | G. lucidum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ganoderma lucidum Karst (1881)
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| Synonyms | |
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Boletus lucidus (Curtis) Polyporus lucidus (Murrill) | |
| Ganoderma lucidum | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
| Pores on hymenium | |
| No distinct cap or offset | |
| Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable | |
| Stipe is bare or lacks a stipe | |
| Spore print is brown | |
| Ecology is parasitic | |
| Edibility is too hard to eat | |
Ganoderma lucidum, commonly known as the reishi, varnished conk, lacquered bracket, or ling chih, is a red-colored species of Ganoderma with a limited distribution in Europe and parts of China, where it grows on decaying hardwood trees.