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The neotropical species Lentinula boryana (= L. cubensis) is the type species. However, the best-known species is L. edodes , the shiitake . The genus was erected by Franklin Sumner Earle in 1909, [ 2 ] and as of 2023 contains ten species, [ 3 ] principally found in tropical regions.
The shiitake (/ ʃ ɪ ˈ t ɑː k eɪ, ˌ ʃ iː ɪ-,-k i /; [1] Japanese: [ɕiꜜːtake] ⓘ Chinese/black mushroom or Lentinula edodes) is a macrofungus native to East Asia, which is cultivated and consumed around the globe.
Lentinula boryana is a species of edible [1] agaric fungus in the family Omphalotaceae that is found in subtropical Americas. Originally described as Agaricus boryanus by Miles Joseph Berkeley & Camille Montagne in 1849, it was moved to the genus Lentinula and given its current name by David Pegler in 1976.
Lentinula raphanica is a species of edible [2] agaric fungus in the family Omphalotaceae. Described as two species, Armillaria raphanica and Gymnopus alliaceus by William Alphonso Murrill in 1943, they have been moved to a single species of the genus Lentinula by Ron Petersen and J.L. Mata in 2001.
Lentinula lateritia is a species of agaric fungus in the family Omphalotaceae. It is found in South-east Asia and Australasia, except for New Zealand. [ 3 ] Originally described by Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1881 as a species of Agaricus , [ 4 ] it was transferred to the genus Lentinula in 1983 by David Pegler .
Marasmius rotula Megacollybia platyphylla Lentinula edodes Campanella sp. Tetrapyrgos nigripes Marasmiellus ramealis Omphalotus olearius Anthracophyllum archeri Rhodocollybia maculata Henningsomyces candidus Crinipellis zonata
Lentinula novae-zelandiae, also known as New Zealand shiitake, is a species of edible saprobic fungus endemic to New Zealand. Phylogenetic research suggests this species forms a monophyletic clade of Laurasian origins. [1] It can be cultivated, with cultures and grow kits available commercially in New Zealand. [2]
Lentinula aciculospora is a species of agaric fungus in the family Omphalotaceae. Described as new to science in 2001, it is known only from Costa Rica , where it grows on oak wood. Fruitbodies are similar in external appearance to others members of the genus Lentinula (including shiitake ), but L. aciculospora can be distinguished from those ...