Living forms / Pored · lacquered bracket

Reishi (lingzhi)

Ganoderma sichuanense

Illustrative 3D modelFruiting body / 3D

Reishi (lingzhi) — Illustrative 3D model preview

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Ganoderma / Ganodermataceae

Reishi (lingzhi)

Ganoderma sichuanense

01 / The fruiting body

A closer look.

A reddish, polished-looking bracket curves toward a pale growing margin above its pore surface.

Form at a glance

Reddish lacquer-like cap
Pale growth margin
Pore-bearing underside

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Classification & naming

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Ganodermataceae
Genus: Ganoderma
Accepted name: Ganoderma sichuanense

Historical synonyms
Ganoderma lingzhi

The displayed species name follows the linked account. Higher-rank classifications can differ between older field guides and current research.

Sources (2)

Identifying the Mushroom of Immortality: Assessing the Ganoderma Species Composition in Commercial Reishi Products Re-Examination of the Holotype of Ganoderma sichuanense and a Clarification of the Identity of Chinese Cultivated Lingzhi

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Taxonomic note

Lingzhi naming has been debated. Following the type-material study by Du et al. (2023), this entry uses G. sichuanense and records G. lingzhi as a later synonym. European G. lucidum is a different taxon.

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02 / Form & function

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01CapPileus

The upper contour is simplified in this procedural model.

Function

Supports the spore-bearing surface.

When observing

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Identifying the Mushroom of Immortality: Assessing the Ganoderma Species Composition in Commercial Reishi Products Examples of macroscopic features

02Pore surfaceTubular hymenophore

Recess-colored pore mouths mark the tube-bearing underside; the model does not resolve the tubes or measured pores.

Function

Supports spore-producing tissue inside tubes.

When observing

Read alongside the species notes; this schematic feature cannot establish identity or safety.

Sources (2)

Identifying the Mushroom of Immortality: Assessing the Ganoderma Species Composition in Commercial Reishi Products Examples of macroscopic features

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03AttachmentBasal attachment

This compact base indicates a connection to wood or other substrate beyond the model.

Function

Connects the fruiting body to its substrate.

When observing

Read alongside the species notes; this schematic feature cannot establish identity or safety.

Sources (2)

Identifying the Mushroom of Immortality: Assessing the Ganoderma Species Composition in Commercial Reishi Products Examples of macroscopic features

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03 / Learning to observe

Notice the differences.

Read the visible form

This illustration represents the familiar bracket form associated with cultivated East Asian lingzhi. Similar-looking Ganoderma species cannot be separated by cap gloss alone.

Sources (1)

Identifying the Mushroom of Immortality: Assessing the Ganoderma Species Composition in Commercial Reishi Products

Names and species boundaries

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What this illustration leaves out

This original procedural model is an educational shape study. It omits measured scale, microscopic characters and many changes caused by age, moisture and damage.

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Examples of macroscopic features

Natural variation

One illustrative form is shown. Age, moisture, inherited variation and damage can change real fruiting bodies; proportions are not calibrated.

Visual features alone may not establish identity. Do not use this model or visual identification alone to decide whether a wild fungus is safe to consume.

This collection does not assess edibility or toxicity; a model cannot establish identity or safety.

04 / A place in nature

Connected to its habitat.

Habitat and ecological context

Type-related research records the fungus on decaying broadleaf wood. The small attachment in the model stands in for connection to a much larger substrate.

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Scientific references4 sources / 2026-10-20

Source-linked editorial review; expert review pending. Species descriptions, source associations and qualified taxonomic concepts.

Reference set 2026-10-20.expansion1 · 2026-10-20

Identifying the Mushroom of Immortality: Assessing the Ganoderma Species Composition in Commercial Reishi Products ↗Andrew L. Loyd and colleagues · Frontiers in Microbiology (2018)peer-reviewed-research · Accessed 2026-10-20
Re-Examination of the Holotype of Ganoderma sichuanense and a Clarification of the Identity of Chinese Cultivated Lingzhi ↗Zhuo Du, Yi Li, Xin-Cun Wang, Ke Wang and Yi-Jian Yao · Journal of Fungi (2023)peer-reviewed-research · Accessed 2026-10-20
Examples of macroscopic features ↗Heino Lepp · Australian National Botanic Gardens institutional-reference · Accessed 2026-10-20
Mushrooms: the spore-bearing surface ↗Heino Lepp · Australian National Botanic Gardens institutional-reference · Accessed 2026-10-20

Model provenance & limitationsIllustrative 3D model / v1.0.0

Creator: MycoIlm procedural generator
Asset: ganoderma-sichuanense-procedural-v1 · v1.0.0
Added: 2026-10-20
Scientific review: Expert review pending
File: GLB · 421,840 bytes · 12,552 triangles
License: Project-authored demonstration asset; no third-party model license.

Project-authored procedural educational geometry. The preview is rendered from this same model, not from a specimen photograph.

Original MycoIlm procedural geometry and generated surface colors; no external model or texture files used.

Approximate form, color and anatomical detail. This is not a specimen scan, measured reconstruction, identification reference or scientifically calibrated model.

Expert review pending. Macro geometry, anatomy mappings, color, proportions and scientific scale.

Reference set 2026-10-20.expansion1