%0 Journal Article %A Mendoza, Guillermo %A Guzmán, Gastón %A Ramirez-Guillén, Florencia %A Luna, Mauricio %A Trigos, Ángel %D 2011 %I Begell House %K medicinal mushrooms, Ganoderma lucidum-complex, uses, cultures. %N 6 %P 545-552 %R 10.1615/IntJMedMushr.v13.i6.60 %T Ganoderma oerstedii (Fr.) Murrill (Higher Basidiomycetes), a Tree Parasite Species in Mexico: Taxonomic Description, rDNA Study, and Review of its Medical Applications %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/708ae68d64b17c52,7b5e519241ca8193,1a56f702465e11ab.html %V 13 %X We present a description of macro- and microscopic taxonomical features of a medicinal mushroom, Ganoderma oerstedii, based on Mexican specimens from the states of Chiapas, Morelos, Sinaloa, and Veracruz, and discuss its relationships with species of the G. lucidum complex. A phylogenetic study based in rDNA sequences of a specimen of G. oerstedii from Veracruz is presented, as well as a review of traditional and modern uses in medicine. %8 2011-12-15