Lentinus

Tabby Sägeblättling ( Lentinus tigrinus )

The Sägeblättlinge ( Lentinus ) are a genus of the family Stielporlingsverwandten ( Polyporaceae ). The species of wood are residents ( Saprobionten ) on coniferous and deciduous trees and produce according to the type in infested wood white or brown rot.

Features

The species of the genus form mostly medium to large mushrooms with eccentric, lateral or nearly central stalk, which is hardly formed in some species ( nabelings - up seitlingsartige fruiting bodies ). The cap is initially convex, in older specimens it is depressed with sunken center, the edge is rolled young. The Hutmitte is usually tomentose or scaly. The fruit layer forms on the stem running down, pretty crowded lamellae, they are whitish to flesh-colored or brownish ocher. The cutting edges of the blades are notched at least in old fruiting bodies and to torn coarsely toothed Matters involving also the German generic name. The whitish Trama is initially soft, is woody and tough when dry.

The genus includes about 70 species worldwide, which are distributed mainly tropical, come into Germany which 7 species. Earlier it was the subgenus Panus, which differ from the subgenus Lentinus by smooth or weakly serrated blades cutting and the lack of thick-walled Skeletthyphen in the trama of the pileus, separated as a distinct genus ( ball rings ).

Species occurrence in Europe

• Cup-shaped Sägeblättling, Lentinus cyathiformis
• Lentinus sulcatus
• Resinous Sägeblättling, Lentinus adhaerens
• Fragrant Weidenknäueling or anise Sägeblättling, Lentinus suavissimus
• Hardwood Knäueling, Lentinus torulosus
• Bristly Knäueling, Lentinus strigosus
• Lentinus tigrinus tabby Sägeblättling

The Scaly Sägeblättling has recently been found to be Neolentinus lepideus in a separate genus.

Importance

Some types are harmful due to infestation and destruction of wooden constructions.

Name

The German name refers to the serrated blades cutting some species reference. The scientific name is from the Latin lentus - derived tough, flexible, slow and the leathery - solid, rock-hard when dry flesh of the fruit body to. The name of the genus is derived from the Latin Panus Panus = tufts and refers to the tufted, common occurrence of fruiting bodies.

Others

The today Asked in its own monotypic genus Shiitake ( Lentinula edodes ) has been previously counted to the genus Lentinus.