Laetiporus

Translingual

Laetiporus sulphureus

Etymology

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Proper noun

Laetiporus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Polyporaceae – certain edible mushrooms, some called chicken of the woods.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Basidiomycota – phylum; Agaricomycotina - subphylum; Agaricomycetes - class; Polyporales - order; Polyporaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Laetiporus sulphureus (sulphur shelf, chicken of the woods) - type species; Laetiporus baudonii, Laetiporus cincinnatus, Laetiporus conifericola, Laetiporus cremeiporus, Laetiporus gilbertsonii, Laetiporus huroniensis, Laetiporus miniatus, Laetiporus montanus, Laetiporus persicinus, Laetiporus portentosus, Laetiporus versisporus - selected other species

Further reading

Laetiporus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Laetiporus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Laetiporus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Laetiporus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Laetiporus at Encyclopedia of Life
Laetiporus at MycoBank

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