Ganoderma

Taxobox
name = "Ganoderma"

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image_width = 230px
image_caption = "Ganoderma applanatum"
regnum = Fungi
phylum = Basidiomycota
classis = Agaricomycetes
ordo = Polyporales
familia = Ganodermataceae
genus = "Ganoderma"
genus_authority = P. Karst
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
type_species = "Ganoderma lucidum"

"Ganoderma" is a genus of polypores which grow on wood. They can be differentiated from other polypores because they have a double walled basidiospore.

The genus is divided into two sections - Section Ganoderma has a shiny cap surface (like "Ganoderma lucidum") and Elfvingia has a dull cap surface, like "Ganoderma applanatum".

The name "Ganoderma" is derived from the Greek "ganos"/γανος "brightness, sheen", hence "shining" and "derma"/δερμα "skin",cite book | author = Liddell, Henry George and Robert Scott | year = 1980 | title = A Greek-English Lexicon (Abridged Edition) | publisher = Oxford University Press | location = United Kingdom | id = ISBN 0-19-910207-4]

Notable species

*"Ganoderma applanatum" - Also known as the Artist's conch
*"Ganoderma lucidum" - Also known as Reishi or Lingzhi
*"Ganoderma philippii" - A plant pathogen
*"Ganoderma tsugae" - A polypore which grows on conifers, especially hemlock; thus the common name, Hemlock varnish shelf. Similar in appearance to Ganoderma lucidum, which typically grows on hardwoods. [Kuo, M., MushroomExpert.Com, [http://www.mushroomexpert.com/ganoderma_tsugae.html "Ganoderma tsugae"] . (2004, February). Retrieved June 15, 2007.]

Links

* [http://www.kadinca.net/haberoku5262/ganoderma_olumsuzluk_mantari_ganoderma_lucidum Ganoderma Lucidum]