Lentinus tigrinus is a mushroom in the Polyporaceae family. It is classified as nonpoisonous.[5] It has been reported that the mushrooms have significant antioxidant and antimicrobial activity.[6]
The caps are 2–4 centimetres (3⁄4–1+1⁄2 in) wide. It produces a white spore print.[7]
References
- ^ "Lentinus tigrinus (Bull.) Fr. (1825)". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ "Lentinus dunalii (DC.) Fr. (1825)". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ "Pocillaria fimbriata (Curr.) Kuntze (1891)". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ Hibbett, David S.; Tsuneda, Akihika; Murakami, Shigeyuki (1994). "The Secotioid Form of Lentinus tigrinus: Genetics and Development of a Fungal Morphological Innovation". American Journal of Botany. 81 (4): 466–478. doi:10.2307/2445497. JSTOR 2445497.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- ^ Sevindik, Mustafa (2018-11-01). "Investigation of Antioxidant/Oxidant Status and Antimicrobial Activities of Lentinus tigrinus". Advances in Pharmacological Sciences. 2018: 1–4. doi:10.1155/2018/1718025. PMC 6236708. PMID 30515206.
- ^ Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
Further reading
- Zmitrovic IV, Kovalenko AE. "Lentinoid and polyporoid fungi, two generic conglomerates containing important medicinal mushrooms in molecular perspective" (PDF). 18(1). International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms. pp. 23–38.