Lentinula is a small genus of wood-inhabiting agarics. The neotropical species Lentinula boryana (= L. cubensis) is the type species. However, the best-known species is L. edodes, the shiitake. The genus was erected by Franklin Sumner Earle in 1909, and as of 2023 contains ten species, principally found in tropical regions.
Species Image Scientific name DistributionLentinula aciculospora R.H. Petersen 2000 Costa Rica Lentinula boryana (Berk. & Mont.) Pegler 1976 Subtropical America Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler 1976 Asia Lentinula guarapiensis (Speg.) Pegler 1983 ParaguayLentinula ixodes (Secr. ex Mont.) J.S. Oliveira, T.S. Cabral, Vargas-Isla & N.K. Ishik. 2022Amazon rainforest Lentinula lateritia (Berk.) Pegler 1983 South-east Asia and AustralasiaLentinula madagasikarensis Buyck, Randrianjohany & Looney 2021Madagascar Lentinula novae-zelandiae (G. Stev.) Pegler 1983 New Zealand Lentinula raphanica (Murrill) Mata & R.H. Petersen 2001 Amazon rainforest Lentinula reticeps (Mont.) Murrill (1915) United States
See also List of Marasmiaceae genera Shiitake
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