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Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. karst It is a fungus of Ganoderma family and Ganoderma genus. The fruiting bodies of Ganoderma lucidum are mostly annual, and a few are perennial, with petioles and lateral petioles. The cap is woody, corky, fan-shaped, grooved, kidney shaped, semi-circular or sub-circular, with brown yellow or reddish brown surface, blood red to chestnut color, sometimes the edge gradually turns yellowish brown to yellowish white, with lacquer like luster. The cap surface has concentric ring grooves, with sharp or slightly blunt edges, and is often rolled in. The fungus flesh is white to light brown, often light brown near the fungus tube, the fungus tube is small, the hole surface of the tube is light white, the flesh is cinnamon, light brown to light yellowish brown, the tube mouth is nearly round, the fungus stalk is lateral, partial or medium, nearly cylindrical, and has a strong paint like luster. The basidiospore is ovoid or truncated at the top, double walled, with transparent and smooth outer wall, brown or light brown inner wall, spiny, and an oil drop in the center.

Ganoderma lucidum is distributed in all continents of the world, most of which grow in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions. China is a place where Ganoderma lucidum fungus resources are widely distributed, mainly in Beijing, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Henan, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Hainan, Taiwan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Anhui, Gansu, Tibet, Hong Kong and other places. It grows on the stump or rhizosphere of oak, Fagaceae and other broad-leaved trees, pine and pine, and also grows on coniferous trees such as hemlock. Ganoderma fungi mostly grow in places with scattered sunlight, sparse trees or open areas.

Ganoderma lucidum is a traditional Chinese precious medicinal material for strengthening the body and nourishing the body.