- Lenzites betulina
Taxobox
name = "Lenzites betulina"
regnum =Fungi
phylum =Basidiomycota
classis =Basidiomycetes
subclassis =Agaricomycetidae
ordo =Polyporales
familia =Polyporaceae
genus = "Lenzites "
species = "L. betulina"
binomial = "Lenzites betulina"
binomial_authority = (L.) Fr., (1838)
synonyms = " "Lenzites betulina is a plant pathogen. Although a member of the Polyporales order, it has gills instead of pores, which makes it distinguishable from the superficially similar "
Trametes versicolor " or "Trametes hirsutum ". Research has shown that it has several medicinal properties, including antioxidant, antimicrobial, antitumor, and immunosuppressive activities [ [http://healing-mushrooms.net/archives/lenzites-betulina-l-fr.html Medicinal Mushrooms » Blog Archive » Lenzites betulina ] ] .External links
* [http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/Names.asp Index Fungorum]
* [http://nt.ars-grin.gov/fungaldatabases USDA ARS Fungal Database]
* [http://healing-mushrooms.net/archives/lenzites-betulina-l-fr.html “"Lenzites betulina"”] by Robert Sasata, "Healing-Mushrooms.net", September, 2007.References
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