Lentinus umbrinus

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PolyporaceaeMushrooms
Lentinus umbrinus
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Lentinus umbrinus
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Lentinus umbrinus
gbif · cc-by
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

What to Eat

Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus

The mushroom fruiting body is edible.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Asia, Indonesia, SE Asia, West Papua,

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 tropical mushroom fungus in the family Polyporaceae.

Notes

Also put in the families Agaricaceae and Tricholomataceae.

References (1)
  • Milliken, W., Ethnobotany of the Yali of West Papua. Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh. p 10 (near Baliem)

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