Trametes betulina
Species of fungus
| Trametes betulina | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Trametes |
| Species: | T. betulina |
| Binomial name | |
| Trametes betulina (L.) Pilát (1939) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Lenzites betulina (L.) Fr., (1838) | |
Species of fungus
Trametes betulina Mycological characteristics | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is flat |
 | Lacks a stipe |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is inedible |
Trametes betulina (formerly Lenzites betulina), sometimes known by common names gilled polypore, birch mazegill or multicolor gill polypore, is a species of inedible fungus.[1]
Although it is a member of the Polyporales order, its fruiting bodies have gills instead of pores, which distinguishes it from the superficially similar Trametes versicolor or Trametes hirsuta. Research has shown that it has several medicinal properties, including antioxidant, antimicrobial, antitumor, and immunosuppressive activities.[2]
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lenzites betulina.
- Index Fungorum
- USDA ARS Fungal Database
- “Lenzites betulina” by Robert Sasata, Healing-Mushrooms.net, September, 2007.
- California Fungi—Trametes betulina
- Lenzites betulina, The Mushroom Farm
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