Thatsanee Luangharn1,2,3,4, Samantha C. Karunarathna1,3, Peter E. Mortimer1,4,*, Kevin D. Hyde3,5, Jianchu Xu1,3,4,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.89, No.3, pp. 743-764, 2020, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2020.09690
- 22 June 2020
Abstract Ganoderma is a genus of medicinally and economically important
mushrooms in the family Ganodermataceae. Ganoderma species are popular medicinal mushrooms and their health benefits are well-documented. Ganoderma is a
cosmopolitan genus that is widely distributed in both tropical and temperate
regions. This genus is characterized by its unique laccate or non-laccate species
with double-walled basidiospores. Here, we report on eight collections of G. gibbosum collected during surveys in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. The specimens are described and illustrated based on macro- and micro-morphological
characteristics. Total DNA of the eight G. gibbosum strains were extracted using
the Biospin Fungal More >