Name:		Ganoderma lucidum P. Karst., (1881) page 17
Basionym:		Boletus lucidus Curtis
Synonym(s):		Ganoderma polychromum (Copel.) Murrill (1908) Polyporus lucidus (Curtis) Fr. (1821) Polyporus curtisii Berk. (1849) Ganoderma curtisii (Berk.) Murrill (1908) Ganoderma sessile Murrill (1902)
Status:		Species
Taxonomic position:		Ganoderma P. Karst. [Genus] Ganodermataceae (Donk) Donk [Family] Polyporales Gäum. [Order] Agaricomycetes Doweld [Class] Agaricomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subspecific taxa Ganoderma lucidum forma alneum Bourdot & Galzin Ganoderma lucidum forma annulatum Torrend Ganoderma lucidum forma boninense Pat. Ganoderma lucidum forma hemisphaericum Torrend Ganoderma lucidum forma lucidum Ganoderma lucidum forma martellii (Bres.) Bourdot & Galzin Ganoderma lucidum forma naiae Chona & Munjal Ganoderma lucidum forma noukahivensis Pat. Ganoderma lucidum forma rubellum Torrend Ganoderma lucidum subsp. lucidum Ganoderma lucidum subsp. resinaceum (Boud.) Bourdot & Galzin Ganoderma lucidum subsp. valesiacum (Boud.) Bourdot & Galzin Ganoderma lucidum var. badium Pat. Ganoderma lucidum var. lucidum Ganoderma lucidum var. nicotianae (Inglis) Sacc. & Traverso Ganoderma lucidum var. orbiformis Ganoderma lucidum var. resinaceum Maire Ganoderma lucidum var. resinosum Pat. Ganoderma lucidum var. typicum Maire Ganoderma lucidum var. valesiacum Lloyd
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (556 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]