Ganoderma lucidum

species of fungus
Taxon taxon Q271098
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Ganoderma lucidum

Summary

Ganoderma lucidum is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (841 views/month, #1,516 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ganoderma lucidum's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Ganoderma lucidum is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Ganoderma lucidum is classified within Ganoderma[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Ganoderma lucidum is Ganoderma lucidum[6].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's Commons category is recorded as Ganoderma lucidum[7].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's has basionym is recorded as Boletus lucidus[8].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's hymenium type is recorded as pores[9].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's mushroom cap shape is recorded as offset mushroom cap[10].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's stipe character is recorded as bare stipe[11].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's spore print color is recorded as brown[12].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's mushroom ecological type is recorded as saprobiont[13].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's mushroom ecological type is recorded as parasitism[14].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's edibility is recorded as medicinal mushrooms[15].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ganoderma lucidum[16].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's Commons gallery is recorded as Ganoderma lucidum[17].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's taxon synonym is recorded as Boletus crustatus[18].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's taxon synonym is recorded as Boletus laccatus[19].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's taxon synonym is recorded as Boletus verniceus[20].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's taxon synonym is recorded as Boletus vernicosus[21].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's taxon synonym is recorded as Boletus lucidus[22].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's taxon synonym is recorded as Boletus supinus var. castaneus[23].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's taxon synonym is recorded as Phaeoporus lucidus[24].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's taxon synonym is recorded as Agaricus lignosus[25].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's taxon synonym is recorded as Polyporus lucidus var. exquisitus[26].
  • Ganoderma lucidum's taxon synonym is recorded as Polyporus lucidus var. japonicus[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Ganoderma lucidum is Ganoderma lucidum[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Ganoderma[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'ysgwydd gloyw'}[28], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '赤芝'}[29], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Gesteelde lakzwam'}[30], {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '紫芝'}[31], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'lesklokorka lesklá'}[32], and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'lakkakääpä'}[33].

Identifiers

Ganoderma lucidum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 125932[34]. Ganoderma lucidum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 5315[35]. Ganoderma lucidum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1030204[36]. Ganoderma lucidum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2549730[37].

Why It Matters

Ganoderma lucidum ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (841 views/month, #1,516 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [35] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [36] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [37] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . speciesfungorum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . speciesfungorum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . Index Fungorum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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