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Lentinus tigrinus

species of fungus

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJan 4, 2026
Entity authorityQ1513219 ↗
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Lentinus tigrinus is a mushroom in the Polyporaceae family. It is classified as nonpoisonous. It has been reported that the mushrooms have significant antioxidant and antimicrobial activity.

The caps are 2–4 centimetres (3⁄4–1+1⁄2 in) wide. It produces a white spore print.

References

Further reading

Zmitrovic IV, Kovalenko AE. "Lentinoid and polyporoid fungi, two generic conglomerates containing important medicinal mushrooms in molecular perspective" (PDF). 18(1). International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms. pp. 23–38.

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This entry incorporates text from “Lentinus tigrinus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.