Lenzites betulina

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Lenzites betulina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes Subclass: Agaricomycetidae Order: Polyporales Family: Polyporaceae Genus: Lenzites Species: L. betulina
Binomial name
Lenzites betulina (L.) Fr., (1838)
Synonyms

Lenzites betulina is a plant pathogen. Although a member of the Polyporales order, it has gills instead of pores, which makes it distinguishable from the superficially similar Trametes versicolor or Trametes hirsutum. Research has shown that it has several medicinal properties, including antioxidant, antimicrobial, antitumor, and immunosuppressive activities^[1].

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Index Fungorum
USDA ARS Fungal Database

• “Lenzites betulina” by Robert Sasata, Healing-Mushrooms.net, September, 2007.

[edit] References

1. ^ Medicinal Mushrooms » Blog Archive » Lenzites betulina