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Tiger Sawgill
Davide Puddu, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Mushrooms & bracket fungi

Tiger Sawgill

Lentinus tigrinus (Bull.) Fr.

Names

EnglishTiger Sawgill
DutchTijgertaaiplaat
Spanish—
Chinese虎皮香菇
Sranan Tongopopolipo (general name for the group)
Scientific nameLentinus tigrinus (Bull.) Fr.

About this species

Lentinus tigrinus is a mushroom in the Polyporaceae family. It is classified as nonpoisonous. It has been reported that the mushrooms have significant antioxidant and antimicrobial activity.

The caps are 2–4 centimetres (3⁄4–1+1⁄2 in) wide. It produces a white spore print.

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Classification

KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderPolyporales
FamilyPolyporaceae
GenusLentinus

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