This article contains detailed general mycological information on a number of universally recognized and medicinally valuable higher Basidiomycetes mushrooms: Auricularia auricula-judae (L. :Fr.) Wettst., Tremella fuciformis Berk., T. mesenterica Retz.: Fr., Ganoderma lucidum (Curt.: Fr.) P. Karst., Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.: Fr.) Kumm., P. pulmonarius (Fr.: Fr.) Quel. (=P. sajorcaju), and Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Sing. Their biological and ethnomycological properties, taxonomy, morphology, anatomy, description, cultural characteristics, distribution, critical notes, and some medicinal properties are presented. Selected literature is cited on all seven species.
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