Lenzites betulina
| Lenzites betulina | |
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| 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) | |
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Lenzites betulina, sometimes known by common names gilled polypore, birch mazegill or multicolor gill polypore, is a species of fungus.
Although it is a member of the Polyporales order, its fruiting bodies have gills instead of pores, which distinguishes it 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]
External links
- Index Fungorum
- USDA ARS Fungal Database
- “Lenzites betulina” by Robert Sasata, Healing-Mushrooms.net, September, 2007.
- California Fungi—Lenzites betulina
- Lenzites betulina, The Mushroom Farm
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