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Trametes versicolor

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Trametes versicolor

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type of mushroom

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Trametes versicolor is a species of fungus classified within the kingdom Fungi, phylum Basidiomycota, class Agaricomycetes, order Polyporales, and family Polyporaceae. The taxon, cited as (L.) Lloyd, 1921, is an accepted species that functions as a saprobiont. It produces brown coloration and has a white spore print. The organism is categorized as both an edible and medicinal mushroom. Common names for this species include cwnffon twrci, 雲芝, Gewoon elfenbankje, and outkovka pestrá.

Records indicate that Trametes versicolor has a taxon range in Hainan. Occurrence data from various sources document the species, with one dataset listing 201,693 occurrences. Another dataset from Mexico, associated with institutions such as IB-CUCBA-UDG, ENCB-IPN, ECOSUR, and CESUES, contains 4,054 records and 1,984 media files.

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Species

SPECIES

  1. KingdomFungi
  2. PhylumBasidiomycota
  3. ClassAgaricomycetes
  4. OrderPolyporales
  5. FamilyPolyporaceae
Observations recorded201,693

雲芝(Trametes versicolor,前稱Coriolus versicolor或Polyporus versicolor),又稱彩雲革蓋菌或瓦菌,是多孔菌科植物雲芝的子實體或菌絲體。雲芝源自中國的原始森林,於全國東南西北都有分佈,寄生於海拔三千公尺以上的闊葉樹和朽木上。 雲芝是一種大型珍貴藥用真菌,常用於抗癌治療。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4,054
With media
1,984
Family
Polyporaceae
Collections
IB-CUCBA-UDG, ENCB-IPN, ECOSUR, CESUES
Recorded in
Mexico

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Trametes
Image
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Trametes versicolor
taxon rank
species
taxon name
Trametes versicolor
Commons category
Trametes versicolor
mushroom ecological type
saprobiont
spore print color
white
taxon common name
云芝
taxon author citation
(L.) Lloyd
short name
T. versicolor
color produced
brown
hashtag
turkeytail
taxon range
Hainan
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Encyclopedic overview

Trametes versicolor – also known as Coriolus versicolor and Polyporus versicolor – is a common polypore mushroom found throughout the world. Owing to its shape being similar to that of a wild turkey's tail feathers, T. versicolor is most commonly referred to as turkey tail.

T. versicolor on rotting wood

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