Laetiporus persicinus

 Laetiporus persicinus, commonly known as the white chicken mushroom, is an edible mushroom of the genus Laetiporus. It is closely related to the chicken mushroom, or Laetiporus sulphureus. Laetiporus persicinus has a salmon pink cap and white pores. This mushroom grows on dead and living hardwood and softwood trees.[2] It was first described scientifically by Miles Berkeley and Moses Ashley Curtis in 1853 as Polyporus persicinus.[3] It has been collected in Africa, Australia, Asia, North America, and South America.[4]

Laetiporus persicinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Polyporales
Family:
Fomitopsidaceae
Genus:
Laetiporus
Species:
L. persicinus
Binomial name
Laetiporus persicinus
(Berk. & M.A.CurtisGilb. (1981)
Synonyms[1]
  • Polyporus persicinus Berk. & M.A.Curtis (1853)
  • Scutiger persicinus (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Murrill (1903)
  • Meripilus persicinus (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Ryvarden (1972)
  • Buglossoporus persicinus (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Corner (1984)
  • Cladoporus persicinus (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Teixeira (1992)

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