Ganoderma sinense
| Ganoderma sinense | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Ganodermataceae |
| Genus: | Ganoderma |
| Species: | G. sinense |
| Binomial name | |
| Ganoderma sinense J.D. Zhao, L.W. Hsu & X.Q. Zhang, Acta Microbiol. Sin. 19(3): 272 (1979) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ganoderma formosanum T.T. Chang & T. Chen | |
| Ganoderma sinense | |
|---|---|
| Pores on hymenium | |
| Cap is offset | |
| Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is brown | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is edible or edible, but unpalatable | |
Ganoderma sinense is a black to purplish-black or dark brown laccate species of Ganoderma found in China, Japan and Taiwan growing on decaying wood of broad-leaved trees and pine stumps. It is used in traditional Asian medicine, where it is known as zizhi (紫芝, purple Ganoderma) in Chinese.