Trametes betulina

Trametes betulina (formerly Lenzites betulina), sometimes known by common names gilled polypore, birch mazegill or multicolor gill polypore, is a species of fungus. It is inedible.[1]

Lenzites betulina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Phylum:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Basidiomycetes
Subclass:
Agaricomycetidae
Order:
Polyporales
Family:
Polyporaceae
Genus:
Lenzites
Species:
L. betulina
Binomial name
Lenzites betulina
(L.) Fr., (1838)
Synonyms

Although it is a member of the Polyporales order, its fruiting bodies have gills instead of pores, which distinguishes it from the superficially similar Trametes versicolor or Trametes hirsuta. Research has shown that it has several medicinal properties, including antioxidant, antimicrobial, antitumor, and immunosuppressive activities.[2]

References
  1. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. pp. 312–13. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
  2. Medicinal Mushrooms » Blog Archive » Lenzites betulina


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