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Lignosus

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Order
  
Scientific name
  
Lignosus

Rank
  
Genus

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Family
  
Higher classification
  
Similar
  
Lignosus rhinocerus, Rigidoporus microporus, Rigidoporus, Polyporaceae, Basidiomycota

Pengendalian jamur akar putih rigidoporus lignosus stadium 4 jambi 13 oktober 2011


Lignosus is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was described in 1920 by mycologists Curtis Gates Lloyd and Camille Torrend, with L. sacer as the type species.

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Species

The genome of the species L. rhinocerus, the sclerotium of which is used as a traditional medicine in Southeast Asia, was published in 2014. Its genome is enriched with genes involved in the biosynthesis of sesquiterpenoid compounds. Eight species are known in Lignosus:

  • L. cameronensis – Malaysia
  • L. dimiticus
  • L. ekombitiiCameroon
  • L. goetzei
  • L. hainanensis – Tropical China
  • L. rhinocerus
  • L. sacer
  • L. tigris – Malaysia
  • References

    Lignosus Wikipedia