Lentinus umbrinus
Reichardt
Polyporaceae Edible: Mushroom, Fungus
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A tropical mushroom fungus in the family Polyporaceae.
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Edible Uses
The mushroom fruiting body is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, SE Asia, West Papua,
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)