Global diversity of the Ganoderma lucidum complex (Ganodermataceae, Polyporales) inferred from morphology and multilocus phylogeny

Zhou, Li-Wei; Cao, Yun; Wu, Sheng-Hua; Vlasák, Josef; Li, Dewei; Li, Mengjie; Dai, Yu-Cheng

doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2014.09.023

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“…Zhang (Zhao et al 1983) and G. lingzhi (Cao et al 2012) from China, G. resinaceum Boud (Patouillard 1889) from Europe, and Ganoderma Murrill, G. sessile Murrill, G. tsugae Murrill andG. zonatum Murrill (Murrill 1902, 1908) from USA (Cao et al 2012, Zhou et al 2014.…”

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“…Later Zhou et al (2014) has clearly distinguished G. boninense, from G. sessile and G. tsugae, both which have been wrongly considered by several authors (Haddow 1931, Overholts 1953, Steyaert 1978 to be the American 547 G. lucidum. The species originally described from the USA critically need to researched, because most of these species are old and were never subjected to phylogenetic analysis (Zhou et al 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Anon (1955) stated, that the G. lucidum species complex have been used as Traditional Chinese Medicine for over two millennia (Zhou et al 2014). This species viewed as "herb of spiritual potency" or "mushroom of immortality", and symbolizes sanctity, success, goodness and longevity (Gao & Zhou 2003, Wasser 2005, Lin 2009, De Silva et al 2012.…”

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Mycosphere Essays 1: Taxonomic Confusion in the Ganoderma lucidum Species Complex

Hapuarachchi¹

2015

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The genus Ganoderma (Ganodermataceae) has been widely used as traditional medicines for centuries in Asia, especially in China, Korea and Japan. Its species are widely researched, because of their highly prized medicinal value, since they contain many chemical constituents with potential nutritional and therapeutic values. Ganoderma lucidum (Lingzhi) is one of the most sought after species within the genus, since it is believed to have considerable therapeutic properties. In the G. lucidum species complex, there is much taxonomic confusion concerning the status of species, whose identification and circumscriptions are unclear because of their wide spectrum of morphological variability. In this paper we provide a history of the development of the taxonomic status of the G. lucidum species complex. We present a phylogeny for the G. lucidum complex based on multigene analysis with combined 5.8S-ITS rDNA, RPB1, and EF-1α sequence data for 17 taxa of the complex. The taxonomic standing of these species is briefly discussed. Further clarification is, however, required. Type specimens, epitypes, reference collections, fresh collections and vouchered multigene nucleotide sequence data of more informative DNA markers should be used to determine the taxonomy of species in the G. lucidum complex.

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Mycosphere Essays 1: Taxonomic Confusion in the Ganoderma lucidum Species Complex

Hapuarachchi¹

2015

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“…Yao et al (2013) proposed G. lingzhi and G. sichuanense as synonyms based on morphological data from an epitype of G. sichuanense. However, Zhou et al (2015) again challenged this opinion, with G. lingzhi and G. sichuanense being an independent and taxonomically valid species by stressing that species types depends on their ecological environments. Richter et al (2015) stated that the new taxon G. lingzhi is taxonomically superfluous because the rules of fungal nomenclature require that the oldest valid name of any given taxon should be given preference.…”

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Ganoderma sichuanense (Ganodermataceae, Polyporales) new to Thailand

Thawthong¹,

Hapuarachchi²,

Wen³

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Ganoderma sichuanense (Ganodermataceae) is a medicinal mushroom originally described from China and previously confused with G. lucidum. It has been widely used as traditional medicine in Asia since it has potential nutritional and therapeutic values. We collected 8 specimens of Ganoderma species from Thailand and show that they represent the first record of G. sichuanenese for Thailand. In this paper, we describe our specimens of Ganoderma sichuanense based on fresh basidiomes, and provide line drawings and photographs. The data from macro-and microscopic features are consistent with the characteristics of the species. Analysis of ITS sequence data indicates that the Thai collections cluster in same species clade as the epitype of G. sichuanense.

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“…While Cao et al (2012) found that Ling-zhi represented an independent lineage, and a new species, Ganoderma lingzhi Sheng H. Wu, Y. Cao & Y.C. Dai, was introduced for the cultivated Ling-zhi (Cao et al 2012; Zhou et al 2015). In 2013, G. lingzhi was nominated as the fungus of the year for Mycology (Yang & Feng 2013).…”

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Development of Ling-zhi industry in China – emanated from the artificial cultivation in the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS)

Dong

Wen

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Ling-zhi is a medicinal herb that generally refers to a fungus in the genus Ganoderma. It has been used as a medicinal mushroom in traditional Chinese medicine for more than 2000 years. Mycologists at the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS) first artificially cultivated the Ling-zhi fruiting body in the late 1960s (X.J. Liu’s team). In IMCAS, different research teams have extensively studied Ling-zhi in the aspects of national resource surveys, systematic taxonomy, chemical analysis, and processing for medicinal and health applications. The research results from IMCAS have provided essential support and prompted the development of the Ling-zhi industry in China to some extent. This review aims to summarize the history of research on Ling-zhi in IMCAS and its role in the development of the Ling-zhi economy.

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Global diversity of the Ganoderma lucidum complex (Ganodermataceae, Polyporales) inferred from morphology and multilocus phylogeny

Cited by 163 publications

References 26 publications

Mycosphere Essays 1: Taxonomic Confusion in the Ganoderma lucidum Species Complex

Mycosphere Essays 1: Taxonomic Confusion in the Ganoderma lucidum Species Complex

Ganoderma sichuanense (Ganodermataceae, Polyporales) new to Thailand

Development of Ling-zhi industry in China – emanated from the artificial cultivation in the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS)

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