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Issue: Vol. 286 No. 1: 25 November 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-11-25
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.286.1.1
Page range: 1–12
Abstract views: 41
PDF downloaded: 1

What is the radicate Oudemansiella cultivated in China?

Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China
Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Edible Mushroom, Beijing 100097, China
Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China
Agaricales edible mushroom Physalacriaceae taxonomy Fungi China

Abstract

A radicate Oudemansiella species, called “Heipijizong” or “Black Termite Mushroom”, has been widely cultivated in China in the past few years. It was regarded as either the European O. radicata or the North American O. furfuracea or even species of Termitomyces. This study aims to clarify the taxonomic position of this economically important mushroom. Phylogenetic analyses of “Heipijizong” and other related Oudemansiella species were carried out using ITS and nrLSU ribosomal RNA gene regions. Based on both morphological and molecular data, “Heipijizong” was identified as Oudemansiella raphanipes. Our study indicated that O. raphanipes possesses both 2-spored and 4-spored basidiomata. Detailed morphological descriptions and illustrations are provided for it.