Lentinus nepalensis

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Lentinus nepalensis
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus

The mushroom fruiting body is edible.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Asia, Himalayas, Nepal,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A fungal mushroom in the family Polyporaceae, found in temperate regions. Also classified in the families Agaricaceae and Tricholomataceae; possibly now identified as Lentinus velutinus.

Notes

Also put in the families Agaricaceae and Tricholomataceae. Possibly now Lentinus velutinus

References (1)
  • Dongol, et al, 1995, Edible Mushrooms in Nepal (As Lentinus nepalensis)

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