Ganoderma multipileum

{{Short description|Species of fungus}}

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| image = Ganoderma multipileum 746516.jpg

| genus = Ganoderma

| species = multipileum

| authority = Ding Hou (1950)

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| name = Ganoderma multipileum

| whichGills = no

| capShape = offset

| capShape2 = no

| hymeniumType=pores

| stipeCharacter=bare

| stipeCharacter2=NA

| ecologicalType=saprotrophic

| ecologicalType2=parasitic

| sporePrintColor=brown

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Ganoderma multipileum, commonly known as lingzhi or chizhi, is a species of polypore mushroom.

Formerly known as Ganoderma lucidum, phylogenetic analyses published in 2009 revealed that G. lucidum is primarily a European species, and that the name has been incorrectly applied to Asian collections.{{cite journal |vauthors=Wang DM, Wu SH, Su CH, Peng JT, Shih YH, Chen LC |year=2009 |title=Ganoderma multipileum, the correct name for G. lucidum in tropical Asia |journal=Botanical Studies |volume=50 |issue=4 |pages=451–58}}

G. multipileum is found in tropical Asia. It has been used as a medicinal mushroom for over 2,000 years.