New shiitake mushroom species found in Vietnam

A new species of Shiitake mushroom called Lentinula platinedodes has been found in Cat Tiên National Park in Dong Nai and Lam Dong provinces.
New shiitake mushroom species found in Vietnam ảnh 1A new species of Shiitake mushroom called Lentinula platinedodes has been found in Cat Tien National Park in Dong Nai and Lam Dong provinces (Photo: tuoitre.vn)

HCM City (VNA) - A new species of Shiitake mushroomcalled Lentinula platinedodes has been found in Cat Tien NationalPark in Dong Nai and Lam Dong provinces.

Associateprofessor Le Xuan Tham, a researcher specialising in fungi, told Tuoi Tre (Youth)newspaper on February 8 that his research group had identified the new speciesas the second Shiitake species in Vietnam and the eighth Shiitake speciesglobally.

Before the new species was found, Lentinula edodes was identified as aShiitake species native to Vietnam, according to Tham.

The research group worked with experts from the University of Toronto toanalyse the spores of the Shiitake mushrooms at the Da Lat Nuclear ResearchInstitute before their findings were published in international sciencemagazines.-VNA

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