Lentinus sajor-caju
| Lentinus sajor-caju | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Lentinus |
| Species: | L. sajor-caju
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| Binomial name | |
| Lentinus sajor-caju (Fr.) Fr. (1838)
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| Synonyms | |
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| Lentinus sajor-caju | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is infundibuliform | |
| Hymenium is decurrent | |
| Stipe has a ring | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Lentinus sajor-caju (formerly Pleurotus sajor-caju) is a species of mushroom from Polyporaceae family.
Taxonomy
The current name Lentinus sajor-caju was named by Elias Magnus Fries in 1838.
The name Pleurotus sajor-caju is often incorrectly used by cultivator-mycologists for Pleurotus pulmonarius, a commonly cultivated species of oyster mushroom.[1][2]
Description
- Pileus: 4–8 cm, infundibuliform, white to yellowish brown to light brown
- Gills: Decurrent
- Spore print: White
- Stipe: White and short, with an annulus (ring)
- Odour: Not distinct[3]
Comparison to Pleurotus pulmonarius
- L. sajor-caju has an annulus (ring on the stipe), P. pulmonarius has a bare stipe.[1][3]
- L. sajor-caju is composed of trimitic or dimitic hyphae. P. pulmonarius is monomitic.[1]
Ecology and habitat
This species is saprophytic, and grows on rotten wood in various regions, including India, China, Thailand, Malaysia and Tanzania.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Stamets, Paul (2000). "Chapter 21: Growth Parameters for Gourmet and Medicinal Mushroom Species". Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms (3rd ed.). Berkeley, California, USA: Ten Speed Press. pp. 316–320. ISBN 978-1-58008-175-7.
- ^ Li XL, Yao YJ (2005). "Revision of the taxonomic position of the Phoenix Mushroom". Mycotaxon. 91: 61–73. doi:10.5962/p.431339.
- ^ a b c Sysouphanthong P, Taliam W, Wannasawang N, Thongklang N (2023). "The genus Lentinus in Thailand: taxonomy, cultivation tests, nutritional analysis and screening for the biological activity of wild strains". Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology. 13 (1): 136–61. doi:10.5943/cream/13/1/10.
External links
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