''Lentinus'' is a

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in the family

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. The genus is widely distributed, with many species found in

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regions. The genus name ''Lentinus'' is derived from the

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''lent'', meaning "pliable", and ''inus'', meaning "resembling".

Species

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accepts 120 species of ''Lentinus''. The genus includes: *'' L. anastomosans'' Rick (1938) *'' L. anthocephalus'' (Lév.) Pegler (1971) *'' L. araucariae'' Har. & Pat. (1903) *'' L. arcularius'' (Batsch) Zmitr. (2010) *'' L. atrobrunneus'' Pegler (1971) *'' L. badius'' (Berk.) Berk. (1847) *'' L. baguirmiensis'' Pat. & Har. (1908) *'' L. bambusinus'' T.K.A.Kumar & Manim. (2005) *'' L. berteroi'' (Fr.) Fr. (1825) *'' L. brumalis'' (Pers.) Zmitr. (2010) *'' L. brunneofloccosus'' Pegler (1971) *'' L. caesariatus'' Pat. (1924) *'' L. calyx'' (Speg.) Pegler (1983) *'' L. campinensis'' Teixeira (1946) *'' L. candidus'' P.W.Graff (1913) *'' L. chordalis'' Lloyd (1919) *'' L. chudaei'' Har. & Pat. (1912) *'' L. cochlearis'' (Pers.) Bres. (1903) *'' L. concavus'' (Berk.) Corner (1981) *'' L. concentricus'' Karun., K.D.Hyde & Zhu L.Yang (2011) *'' L. concinnus'' Pat. (1892) *'' L. connatus'' Berk. (1842) *'' L. copulatus'' (Ehrenb.) Henn. (1898) *'' L. cordubensis'' Speg. (1902) *'' L. courtetianus'' Har. & Pat. (1909) *'' L. crinitus'' (L.) Fr. (1825) *'' L. densifolius'' R.Heim & L.Rémy (1926) *'' L. dicholamellatus'' Manim. (2004) *'' L. egregius'' Massee (1910) *'' L. elmeri'' Bres. (1912) *'' L. elmerianus'' Lloyd (1922) *'' L. erosus'' Lloyd (1925) *'' L. erringtonii'' Pat. & Har. (1900) *'' L. fasciatus'' Berk. (1840) *'' L. favoloides'' R.Heim (1964) *'' L. floridanus'' (Murrill) Murrill (1943) *'' L. fluxus'' Herp. (1912) *'' L. freemanii'' Murrill (1919) *'' L. fuscoexactus'' Lloyd (1922) *'' L. fuscus'' Lloyd (1925) *'' L. fusipes'' Cooke & Massee (1887) *'' L. gibbsiae'' A.L.Sm. (1909) *'' L. glabratus'' Mont. (1842) *'' L. gogoensis'' Har. & Pat. (1909) *'' L. goossensiae'' Beeli (1928) *'' L. graminicola'' Murrill (1911) *'' L. huensis'' Lloyd (1922) *'' L. integrus'' Reichert (1921) *'' L. inverseconicus'' Pat. (1923) *'' L. isabellina'' Lloyd (1922) *'' L. lagunensis'' P.W.Graff (1913) *'' L. lamelliporus'' Har. & Pat. (1902) *'' L. lateripes'' Lloyd (1922) *'' L. ledermannii'' Pilát (1936) *'' L. lepideus'' Fr. (choice edible) *'' L. levis'' (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Murrill (1915) (edible when young) *'' L. lividus'' Beeli (1928) *'' L. luteoapplanatus'' Beeli (1928) *'' L. macgregorii'' P.W.Graff (1913) *'' L. martianoffianus'' Kalchbr. (1877) *'' L. megacystidiatus'' Karun., K.D.Hyde & Zhu L.Yang (2011) *'' L. melzeri'' Velen. (1920) *'' L. metatensis'' Bacc. (1917) *'' L. mitissimus'' Bigeard & H.Guill. (1913) *'' L. mollipes'' Pat. (1917) *'' L. nigro-osseus'' Pilát (1936) *'' L. nigroglaber'' Lloyd (1923) *'' L. nigroglabrus'' Lloyd (1923) *'' L. ochraceus'' Lloyd (1920) *'' L. ochroleucus'' Beeli (1928) *'' L. omphalopsis'' Reichert (1921) *'' L. orizabensis'' Murrill (1915) *'' L. palauensis'' Imazeki (1941) *'' L. palmeri'' (Earle) Sacc. & Traverso (1911) *'' L. panziensis'' Singer (1973) *'' L. papillatus'' (Henn.) Henn. (1905) *'' L. pertenuis'' Lloyd (1922) *'' L. phillipsii'' Van der Byl (1926) *'' L. pholiotaeformis'' Velen. (1939) *'' L. pilososquamulosus'' Lj.N.Vassiljeva (1973) *'' L. piperatus'' Beeli (1928) *'' L. polychrous'' Lév. (1844) *'' L. prancei'' Singer (1981) *'' L. prolifer'' (Pat. & Har.) D.A.Reid (1977) *'' L. pulcherrimus'' Sumst. (1907) *'' L. ramosii'' Lloyd (1923) *'' L. ramosipes'' Har. & Pat. (1909) *'' L. retinervis'' Pegler (1983) *'' L. roseus'' Karun., K.D.Hyde & Zhu L.Yang (2011) *'' L. rubescens'' Velen. (1939) *'' L. sajor-caju'' (Fr.) Fr. (1838) *'' L. samarensis'' Pilát (1941) *'' L. sayanus'' Singer (1952) *'' L. sclerogenus'' Sacc. (1916) *'' L. scleropus'' (Pers.) Fr. (1836) *'' L. sibiricus'' Pilát (1936) *'' L. similans'' (Earle) Sacc. & Traverso (1911) *'' L. squamosus'' Quél. (1888) *'' L. squarrosulus'' Mont. (1842) *'' L. striatulus'' Lév. (1846) *'' L. stuppeus'' Klotzsch (1833) *'' L. subdulcis'' Berk. (1851) *'' L. subscyphoides'' Murrill (1911) *'' L. swartzii'' Berk. (1843) *'' L. terrestris'' Lloyd (1925) *'' L. thomensis'' Cout. (1925) *'' L. tigrinoides'' Corner (1981) *'' L. tigrinus'' (Bull.) Fr. (1825) *'' L. tuber-regium'' (Fr.) Fr. (1836) *'' L. umbrinus'' Reichardt (1866) *'' L. velutinus'' Fr. (1830) *'' L. vestidus'' (Earle) Sacc. & Traverso (1912) *'' L. villosus'' Klotzsch (1833) *'' L. zelandicus'' Sacc. & Cub. (1887) *'' L. zenkerianus'' Henn. (1905) *'' L. zeyheri'' Berk. (1843) Some

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studies showed that some ''

Polyporus ''Polyporus'' is a genus of poroid fungi in the family Polyporaceae. Taxonomy Italian botanist Pier Antonio Micheli introduced the genus in 1729 to include 14 species featuring fruit bodies with centrally-placed stipes, and pores on the unders ...

'' species belong to the ''Lentinus''-radiation.

References

Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries Polyporaceae Polyporales genera Fungi described in 1825 {{Polyporales-stub