Loading AI tools
Species of fungus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trametes betulina (formerly Lenzites betulina), sometimes known by common names gilled polypore, birch mazegill or multicolor gill polypore, is a species of inedible fungus.[1]
Trametes betulina | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Polyporales |
Family: | Polyporaceae |
Genus: | Trametes |
Species: | T. betulina |
Binomial name | |
Trametes betulina (L.) Pilát (1939) | |
Synonyms | |
Lenzites betulina (L.) Fr., (1838) |
Trametes betulina | |
---|---|
Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is flat | |
Lacks a stipe | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is inedible |
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]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.