Ganoderma multipileum

Ganoderma multipileum, commonly known as lingzhi or chizhi, is a species of polypore mushroom.

Ganoderma multipileum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Polyporales
Family:	Ganodermataceae
Genus:	Ganoderma
Species:	G. multipileum
Binomial name
Ganoderma multipileum Ding Hou (1950)

Ganoderma multipileum Mycological characteristics
	Pores on hymenium
	Cap is offset or indistinct
	Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
	Stipe is bare or lacks a stipe
	Spore print is brown
	Ecology is saprotrophic or parasitic
	Edibility is edible

Formerly known as Ganoderma lucidum, phylogenetic analyses published in 2009 revealed that G. lucidum is primarily a European species, and that the name has been incorrectly applied to Asian collections.^[1]

G. multipileum is found in tropical Asia. It has been used as a medicinal mushroom for over 2,000 years.