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Review | Open Access

What is the correct scientific name for “Fuling” medicinal mushroom?

Viktor Pappa( ), Yu-Cheng Daib
Department of Botany, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Institute of Microbiology, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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Abstract

In recent years, the scientific names of many cultivated and well-known medicinal fungal species have been changed. However, the results of taxonomic and nomenclature works on these economically important fungi are often overlooked or ignored in applied researches. The incorrect use of scientific names may cause uncertainty in research and in the global medicinal mushroom market. In this paper, we briefly review the current taxonomy and nomenclature of “Fuling” medicinal mushroom and make a proposal for biochemists, pharmacists and businessmen on the correct use of scientific names related to this species. Based on the recent taxonomic results and nomenclatural proposals, the use of the names Wolfiporia extensa, W. cocos and especially Poria cocos for the “Fuling” mushroom are incorrect and misleading; therefore, the acceptance of the names Pachyma hoelen or Wolfiporia hoelen is recommended.

Keywords

taxonomynomenclaturePoriaWolfiporiaPachymaHoelen

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Mycology
Volume 13 Issue 3,
September 2022
Pages 207-211
DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2022.2089755
Cite this article:
Papp V, Dai Y-C. What is the correct scientific name for “Fuling” medicinal mushroom?. Mycology, 2022, 13(3): 207-211. https://doi.org/10.1080/21501203.2022.2089755

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Received: 02 May 2022
Accepted: 10 June 2022
Published: 20 June 2022
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