| Lentinus tigrinus |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Fungi |
| Division: |
Basidiomycota |
| Class: |
Agaricomycetes |
| Order: |
Polyporales |
| Family: |
Polyporaceae |
| Genus: |
Lentinus |
| Species: |
L. tigrinus |
| Binomial name |
Lentinus tigrinus
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| Synonyms |
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Agaricus tigrinus Bull. (1782)
Omphalia tigrina (Bull.) Gray (1821)
Clitocybe tigrina (Bull.) P. Kumm (1871)
Pocillaria tigrina (Bull.) Kuntze (1891)
Lentodium tigrinum (Bull.) Earle (1909)
Panus tigrinus (Bull.) Singer (1951)
Pleurotus tigrinus (Bull.) Kühner (1980)
Polyporus gerdai D. Krüger (2004)
Agaricus dunalii DC. (1815)
Lentinus dunalii (DC.) Fr. (1825)
Pocillaria dunalii (DC.) Kuntze (1891)
Lentinus tigrinus var. dunalii (DC.) Rea (1922)
Lentinus tigrinus var. dunalii (DC.) Romagn. ex Bon (1985)
Agaricus denticulatus Schwein. (1822)
Lentinus schweinitzii Fr. (1825)
Lentinus contortus Fr. (1836)
Lentinus ravenelii Berk. & M.A. Curtis (1849)
Lentinus fimbriatus Curr. (1863)
Pocillaria fimbriata (Curr.) Kuntze (1891)
Lentodium squamulosum Morgan (1895)
Panus tigrinus var. squamulosus (Morgan) Rosinski and Robinson. (1986)
Lentinus ghattasensis Henn. (1898) |
Lentinus tigrinus is a mushroom in the Polyporaceae family. It is classified as nonpoisonous. It has been reported that the mushrooms have significant antioxidant and antimicrobial activity.
The caps are 2–4 centimetres (3⁄4–1+1⁄2 in) wide. It produces a white spore print.