Trametes betulina
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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]
Quick Facts Trametes betulina, Scientific classification ...
Trametes betulina | |
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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) |
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Quick Facts Trametes betulinaMycological characteristics ...
Trametes betulina | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is flat | |
Lacks a stipe | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is inedible |
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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]