Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Family Omphalotaceae Rank Species | Division Basidiomycota Order Agaricales Genus Lentinula | |
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Similar Lentinula aciculospora, Armillaria hinnulea, Macrolepiota clelandii, Phlebopus marginatus, Armillaria luteobubalina | ||
Lentinula lateritia australian shiitake
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. Originally described by Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1881 as a species of Agaricus, it was transferred to the genus Lentinula in 1983 by David Pegler.
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