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Thelephora
Sign in to saveThelephora is a genus of fungi in the family Thelephoraceae. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 50 species. Fruit bodies of species are leathery, usually brownish at maturity, and range in shape from coral-like tufts to having distinct caps. Almost all species in the genus are thought to be inedible, but Thelephora ganbajun is a gourmet fungus in Yunnan province of southwest China.
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- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderThelephorales
- FamilyThelephoraceae
Thelephora palmata Thelephora albidobrunnea Schwein. 1832 Thelephora alta Corner 1968 Thelephora americana (Peck) Sacc. 1902 Thelephora anthocephala (Bull.) Fr. 1838 Thelephora arbuscula Corner 1968 Thelephora atra Weinm. 1836 Thelephora atrocitrina Quél. 1875 Thelephora aurantiotincta Corner 1968 Thelephora borneensis Corner 1976 Thelephora brunneoviolacea Beeli 1927 Thelephora caryophyllea (Schaeff.) Pers. 1801 Thelephora cerberea Corner 1966 Thelephora cervicornis Corner 1968 Thelephora cervina Corner 1968 Thelephora congesta Berk. 1872 Thelephora crassitexta Corner 1968 Thelephora cuticularis Berk. 1847 Thelephora cylindrica Corner 1968 Thelephora dactylites Corner 1968 Thelephora dentosa Berk. & M.A. Curtis 1868 Thelephora erebia Corner 1968 Thelephora fucoides Corner 1968 Thelephora ganbajun M. Zang 1987 Thelephora gelidioides Corner 1968 Thelephora griseozonata Cooke 1891 Thelephora intybacea Pers. 1801 Thelephora investiens Corner 1968 Thelephora japonica Yasuda 1916 Thelephora lutosa Schwein. 1832 Thelephora magnifica Corner 1968 Thelephora multipartita Schwein. 1828 Thelephora palmata (Scop.) Fr. 1821 — Телефора пальчатая Thelephora paraguayensis Corner 1968 Thelephor
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Thelephora is a genus of fungi in the family Thelephoraceae. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 50 species. Fruit bodies of species are leathery, usually brownish at maturity, and range in shape from coral-like tufts to having distinct caps. Almost all species in the genus are thought to be inedible, but Thelephora ganbajun is a gourmet fungus in Yunnan province of southwest China.
The generic name is derived from the Greek thele (θηλή) meaning nipple and phorus meaning bearing. Species in the genus are commonly known as "fiber fans" and "fiber vases".