Lentinus

Lentinus
Lentinus tigrinus, Italy
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Genus: Lentinus
Fr. (1825)[1]
Type species
Lentinus crinitus
(L.) Fr. (1825)
Synonyms[2]

Lentinus is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with many species found in subtropical regions.[3]

The genus name Lentinus is derived from the Latin lent, meaning "pliable", and inus, meaning "resembling".

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