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Thursday, 16 July 2026

Malaysia 2026 Medicinal Mushrooms

 


Pleurotus citrinopileatus, commonly known as the Golden Oyster Mushroom or Yellow Oyster Mushroom, is characterised by its bright yellow to golden fruiting bodies, delicate aroma, and pleasant flavour. Native mainly to East Asia, it has been introduced into cultivation in many tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of the Malay Archipelago. 



Cendawan Jeli Hitam – Auricularia nigricans



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Auricularia nigricans is a tropical wood ear mushroom commonly found throughout the Malay Archipelago. 

 

Like other members of the genus, it produces ear-shaped, gelatinous fruiting bodies that become leathery when dry and rapidly regain their texture after rainfall.

 

Historically, many tropical collections labelled as Auricularia polytricha have proven through DNA sequencing to be Auricularia nigricans, while the principal cultivated black fungus of northern China is now recognised as Auricularia heimuer.

 

 

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Cendawan Ganoderma Merah - Ganoderma lucidum

For centuries, Chinese medicine referred to Lingzhi (灵芝) as a sacred medicinal mushroom. Traditionally it was identified as Ganoderma lucidum.

 

Modern taxonomic research has shown that this traditional concept was overly broad.

 

The European Ganoderma lucidum (senso stricto) is native mainly to Europe and parts of western Asia.

 

Most cultivated "Lingzhi" used today in China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia actually belongs to one or more Asian species, particularly:

1.       Ganoderma lingzhi (accepted by many mycologists as the authentic Chinese Lingzhi)

2.       Ganoderma sichuanense

3.       Ganoderma multipileum (common in tropical Southeast Asia)

4.       Related members of the Ganoderma lucidum species complex

 

Thus, mushrooms marketed in Malaysia as Ganoderma lucidum are often Ganoderma multipileum or another closely related tropical species, even though they are chemically and morphologically very similar.

 

Several other species of Ganoderma are widespread in the Malay Archipelago :

1.       Ganoderma australe

2.       Ganoderma applanatum

3.       Ganoderma philippii – root disease of Acacia & Eucalyptus

4.       Ganoderma boninense – basal stem rot of oil palm

5.       Ganoderma resinaceum

6.       Ganoderma  orbiforme

7.       Ganoderma  mastoporum

 

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Cendawan Tiram Kuning – Pleurotus citrinopileatus