Lentinula lateritia

Lentinula lateritia

''Lentinula lateritia'' is a species of agaric fungus in the family Omphalotaceae. It is found in South-east Asia and Australasia, except for New Zealand. Originally described by Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1881 as a species of ''Agaricus'', it was transferred to the genus ''Lentinula'' in 1983 by David Pegler.
Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyOmphalotaceae
GenusLentinula
SpeciesL. lateritia
Photographed in
Australia