Lentinula edodes
Sign in to saveThe shiitake, (; Chinese, or black mushroom, Lentinula edodes) is a macrofungus native to East Asia and mainland Southeast Asia, which is cultivated and consumed around the globe.
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Lentinula edodes, commonly known as the shiitake mushroom, is a type of fungus native to East Asia and Southeast Asia that is now grown and eaten worldwide. It matters because it's a widely cultivated food source that has become important to global cuisine and agriculture.
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Shiitake
SPECIES
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderAgaricales
- FamilyOmphalotaceae
Observations1,343
Groupfungi
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- Subclass of
- edible mushroom
- Parent taxon
- Lentinula
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The shiitake, (; Chinese, or black mushroom, Lentinula edodes) is a macrofungus native to East Asia and mainland Southeast Asia, which is cultivated and consumed around the globe.
==Taxonomy== The fungus was first described scientifically as Agaricus edodes by Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1877. It was placed in the genus Lentinula by David Pegler in 1976. The fungus has acquired an extensive synonymy in its taxonomic history: Agaricus edodes Berk. (1878) Armillaria edodes (Berk.) Sacc. (1887) Mastoleucomychelloes edodes (Berk.) Kuntze (1891) Cortinellus edodes (Berk.) S.Ito & S.Imai (1938) Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Singer (1941) Collybia shiitake J.Schröt. (1886) Lepiota shiitake (J.Schröt.) Nobuj. Tanaka (1889) Cortinellus shiitake (J.Schröt.) Henn. (1899) Tricholoma shiitake (J.Schröt.) Lloyd (1918) Lentinus shiitake (J.Schröt.) Singer (1936) Lentinus tonkinensis Pat. (1890) Lentinus mellianus Lohwag (1918)