''Thelephora ganbajun'', or "ganba fungus," 干巴菌 / 乾巴菌, is a species of

coral fungus The clavarioid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota typically having erect, simple or branched basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are formed on the ground, on decaying vegetation, or on dead wood. They are colloquially called club fungi a ...

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 ...

. It was described as new to science in 1987 by Chinese mycologist

Mu Zang Mu Zang (28 December 1930 – 10 November 2011) was a Chinese mycologist. He was known for his research on the Boletales of China, and the ecology and biogeography of fungi in southwestern China. He described more than 140 new species and circu ...

. It is found 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 ...

, where it grows as an ectomycorrhizal symbiote of ''

Pinus yunnanensis ''Pinus yunnanensis'', the Yunnan pine, is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae. It is found in the Chinese provinces of Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Guangxi Guangxi,; officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an Auton ...

'' and ''

Pinus kesiya ''Pinus kesiya'' (Khasi pine, Benguet pine or three-needled pine) is one of the most widely distributed pines in Asia. Its range extends south and east from the Khasi Hills in the northeast Indian state of Meghalaya, to northern Thailand, Philipp ...

'' var. ''langbianensis''.

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* Fungi described in 1987 Fungi of China Edible fungi ganbajun Fungus species Taxa named by Mu Zang {{Agaricomycetes-stub