''Thelephora'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
in the family
Thelephoraceae
The Thelephoraceae are a family of fungi in the order Thelephorales. This grouping of mushrooms is commonly known as the "leathery earthfans".
Genera
The family includes the following eight genera:
* '' Amaurodon''
* '' Hypochnus''
* '' Lenzit ...
. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 50 species.
Fruit bodies of species are leathery, usually brownish at maturity, and range in shape from coral-like tufts to having distinct
caps
Caps are flat headgear.
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. Almost all species in the genus are thought to be inedible,
but ''
Thelephora ganbajun
''Thelephora ganbajun'', or "ganba fungus," 干巴菌 / 乾巴菌, is a species of coral fungus in the family Thelephoraceae. It was described as new to science in 1987 by Chinese mycologist Mu Zang. It is found in Yunnan, where it grows as an ...
'' is a gourmet fungus in
Yunnan
Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...
province of
southwest China
Southwestern China () is a region in the People's Republic of China. It consists of five provincial administrative regions, namely Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Xizang.
Geography
Southwestern China is a rugged and mountainous region, ...
.
The generic name is derived from the
Greek
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*Greeks, an ethnic group
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
''thele'' (θηλή) meaning ''nipple'' and ''phorus'' meaning ''bearing''.
[ at myEtymology.com] Species in the genus are
commonly known as "fiber fans" and "fiber vases".
Some ''Thelephora'' species are known to accumulate or even hyperaccumulate trace elements in fruit-bodies. ''Thelephora penicillata'' hyperaccumulates cadmium and arsenic.
Species
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T. albidobrunnea'' Schwein. 1832
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T. alta'' Corner 1968
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T. anthocephala'' (Bull.) Fr. 1838
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T. arbuscula'' Corner 1968
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T. atra'' Weinm. 1836
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T. atrocitrina'' Quél. 1875
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T. aurantiotincta'' Corner 1968
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T. borneensis'' Corner 1976
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T. bourdotiana'' Zecchin 2008
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T. brasiliensis'' (Rick) Rick 1959
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T. brunneoviolacea'' Beeli 1927
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T. caryophyllea'' (Schaeff.) Pers. 1801
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T. cerberea'' Corner 1966
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T. cervicornis'' Corner 1968
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T. cervina'' Corner 1968
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T. congesta'' Berk. 1872 – Australia
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T. crassitexta'' Corner 1968
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T. cuticularis'' Berk. 1847 – United States
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T. cylindrica'' Corner 1968
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T. dactylites'' Corner 1968
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T. dentosa'' Berk. & M.A.Curtis 1868
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T. erebia'' Corner 1968
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T. fragilis'' Ehrh. 1787
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T. friulana'' Zecchin 2003 – Italy
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T. fucoides'' Corner 1968
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T. fuscella'' (Ces.) Lloyd 1923
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T. ganbajun'' M.Zang 1987 – China
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T. gelidioides'' Corner 1968
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T. griseozonata'' Cooke 1891
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T. intybacea'' Pers. 1801
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T. investiens'' Corner 1968
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T. japonica'' Yasuda 1916
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T. lutosa'' Schwein. 1832
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T. magnifica'' Corner 1968
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T. multipartita'' Schwein. 1828
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T. palmata'' (Scop.) Fr. 1821
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T. paraguayensis'' Corner 1968
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T. pendens'' Corner 1968
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T. penicillata'' (Pers.) Fr. 1821
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T. phyllophoroides'' Corner 1968
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T. pseudoterrestris'' Corner 1968
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T. ramarioides'' D.A.Reid 1958
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T. robusta'' Corner 1976
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T. scissilis'' Burt 1914
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T. tenuis'' Burt 1931
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T. terrestris'' Ehrh. 1787
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T. undulata'' Schrad. ex J.F.Gmel. 1792
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T. vaga'' Berk. 1855
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T. vialis'' Schwein. 1832
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T. zeylanica'' Corner 1968
References
External links
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Thelephorales genera
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