Lentinula novae-zelandiae

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| taxon = Lentinula novae-zelandiae

| authority = (G. Stev.) Pegler, 1983

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Lentinula novae-zelandiae, also known as New Zealand shiitake, is a species of edible saprobic fungus endemic to New Zealand.

Phylogenetic research suggests this species forms a monophyletic clade of Laurasian origins.{{Cite journal |last=Smith |first=Christopher Alan |date=2021-05-10 |title=Macrosynteny analysis between Lentinula edodes and Lentinula novae-zelandiae reveals signals of domestication in Lentinula edodes |url=https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1038/s41598-021-89146-y.pdf |journal=Scientific Reports |language=en |volume=11 |issue=1 |pages=9845 |doi=10.1038/s41598-021-89146-y |issn=2045-2322 |pmc=8110776 |pmid=33972587|bibcode=2021NatSR..11.9845S }} It can be cultivated, with cultures and grow kits available commercially in New Zealand.{{Cite web |title=Species of Mushrooms Cultivated in NZ |url=https://www.mycologic.nz/commonly-cultivated-species |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=MycoLogic |language=en}}