Lentinula edodes

Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler

A species in the family Omphalotaceae, order Agaricales. Recorded under 1 common name across 1 language.

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Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Omphalotaceae
Genus: Lentinula

What it is called

Dutch: Shiitake

Also known as

Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.

Agaricus edodes Berk.
Armillaria edodes (Berk.) Sacc.
Armillaria edodes f. sterilis Iwade
Collybia shiitake J.Schröt.
Cortinellus edodes (Berk.) Ito & S.Imai
Cortinellus edodes f. sterilis Iwade
Cortinellus shiitake (J.Schröt.) Henn.
Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Singer
Lentinus mellianus Lohwag
Lentinus shiitake (J.Schröt.) Singer
Lentinus tonkinensis Pat.
Lepiota shiitake (J.Schröt.) Nobuj.Tanaka
Mastoleucomyces edodes (Berk.) Kuntze
Tricholoma shiitake (J.Schröt.) Lloyd

Others in Lentinula

Lentinula aciculospora Lentinula boryana Lentinula guarapiensis Lentinula ixodes Lentinula lateritia Lentinula madagasikarensis Lentinula novae-zelandiae Lentinula raphanica Lentinula reticeps

Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).

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