Laetiporus

Translingual

Laetiporus sulphureus

Etymology

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Proper noun

Laetiporus m

1. 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 MycoBank