Ganoderma
Also known as shelf mushrooms, bracket fungi
thumb|Ganoderma subgenus elfvingia Ganoderma is a genus of polypore fungi in the family Ganodermataceae that includes about 80 species, many from tropical regions. They may be called shelf mushrooms or bracket fungi and have a high genetic diversity. Ganoderma can be differentiated from other polypores because they have a double-walled basidiospore. They are used in traditional Asian medicine.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderPolyporales
- FamilyPolyporaceae
靈芝屬（學名：Ganoderma），又称木灵芝、神芝、芝草、仙草、瑞草，广义上灵芝包括灵芝科（英语：Ganodermataceae）及其近缘科属的种类，狭义上则是指广泛栽培的特定种类。 中国古代认为灵芝具有长生不老、起死回生的功效，视为仙草。 紫芝含麦角固醇（Ergosterol）、有機酸（順蓖麻酸、延胡索酸等）、氨基葡萄糖、多糖類、樹脂、甘露醇等。 赤芝含麦角固醇、樹脂、脂肪酸、甘露醇和多糖類，又含生物鹼、內酯、香豆精、水溶性蛋白質和多種酶類。
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Research
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10 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Taxonomic history
- Notable species
- Phylogeny
- Etymology
- Distribution and ecology
- Uses
- See also
- References
thumb|Ganoderma subgenus elfvingia Ganoderma is a genus of polypore fungi in the family Ganodermataceae that includes about 80 species, many from tropical regions. They may be called shelf mushrooms or bracket fungi and have a high genetic diversity. Ganoderma can be differentiated from other polypores because they have a double-walled basidiospore. They are used in traditional Asian medicine.
== Description == Ganoderma are characterized by basidiocarps, which are large, perennial, woody brackets also called "conks". They are lignicolous and leathery either with or without a stem. The fruit bodies typically grow in a fan-like or hoof-like form on the trunks of living or dead trees. They have double-walled, truncate spores with yellow to brown ornamented inner layers.