Lentinula
| Lentinula | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Lentinula edodes | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Marasmiaceae |
| Genus: | Lentinula Earle |
| Type species | |
| Lentinula boryana (Berk. & Mont.) Pegler | |
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, erected by Franklin Sumner Earle in 1909,[1] contains eight species, especially in tropical regions.[2]
Species
- Lentinula aciculospora
- Lentinula boryana
- Lentinula edodes
- Lentinula guarapiensis
- Lentinula lateritia
- Lentinula novae-zelandiae
- Lentinula raphanica
- Lentinula reticeps
See also
References
Further reading
- Guzman G, Salmones D, Tapia F. (1997). Lentinula boryana: morphological variations, taxonomic position, distribution and relationships with Lentinula edodes and related species. Reports of the Tottori Mycological Institute 35:1–28. (abstract)