Lentinula: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Omphalotaceae
Genus: Lentinula
Species
Scientific Name: Lentinula

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Lentinula

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 was erected by Franklin Sumner Earle in 1909, and as of 2023 contains ten species, principally found in tropical regions.

Lentinula in languages:

Chinese: 香菇屬
Chinese: 香菇属
Dutch: Shiitake
Korean: 표고속
Lithuanian: Dantenis
Polish: Twardnik
Thai: สกุล เห็ดหอม

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Parent Taxon

Omphalotaceae

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