Kingdom Fungi Order Agaricales Higher classification Marasmiaceae | Phylum Basidiomycota Family Omphalotaceae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Shiitake, Lentinus, Basidiomycota, Pleurotus, Hericium | ||
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, contains eight species, especially in tropical regions.
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Lentinula lateritia australian shiitake
Species
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