Gloeostereum
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Gloeostereum is a genus
of fungi in the family Cyphellaceae
. This is a monotypic
genus, containing the single species Gloeostereum incarnatum, an edible mushroom
native to China. In Chinese culture, it is called yú ěr (榆耳; literally "elm ear"). It is sometimes included in a vegetarian dish called Buddha's delight
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the family Cyphellaceae
Cyphellaceae
The Cyphellaceae are a family of fungi in the Agaricales order. The family contains 16 genera and 31 species.-Genera:*Asterocyphella*Campanophyllum*Catilla*Cheimonophyllum*Chondrostereum*Cunninghammyces*Cyphella...
. This is a monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus, containing the single species Gloeostereum incarnatum, an edible mushroom
Edible mushroom
Edible mushrooms are the fleshy and edible fruiting bodies of several species of fungi. Mushrooms belong to the macrofungi, because their fruiting structures are large enough to be seen with the naked eye. They can appear either below ground or above ground where they may be picked by hand...
native to China. In Chinese culture, it is called yú ěr (榆耳; literally "elm ear"). It is sometimes included in a vegetarian dish called Buddha's delight
Buddha's delight
Buddha's delight, often transliterated as Luóhàn zhāi, lo han jai, or lo hon jai, is a vegetarian dish well known in Chinese and Buddhist cuisine...
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External links
- Gloeostereum at Index FungorumIndex FungorumIndex Fungorum, an international project to index all formal names in the Fungi Kingdom. Somewhat comparable to the IPNI, but with more contributing institutions....