Cantharellus anzutake, also known as Japanese golden chanterelle, is a fungus native to Japan and Korea. It is a member of the genus Cantharellus along with other popular edible chanterelles. It is named after the Japanese common name of chanterelle, anzutake (杏茸).[1]

Cantharellus anzutake
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Cantharellaceae
Genus: Cantharellus
Species:
C. anzutake
Binomial name
Cantharellus anzutake
W. Ogawa, N. Endo, M. Fukuda & A. Yamada, 2017[1]
Cantharellus anzutake
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Ridges on hymenium
Cap is infundibuliform
Hymenium is decurrent
Stipe is bare
Spore print is cream
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is choice

Description

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The pileus (cap) of C. anzutake is 10–40 millimetres (121+12 in) wide, and yellow, sometimes with a darker center. The hymenium is folded into decurrent ridges (false gills) and cross-veins. The color of these ridges is usually similar to the cap, becoming whitish to pale cream near the stipe (stem). The stem is 20–40 mm (341+58 in) long and 3.5–6 mm (1814 in) wide, with white coloration. The spores are ellipsoid to ovoid, 7.3–8.8 × 5.1–6.1 μm.[2]

Distribution and habitat

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Native to Japan and Korea,[2] C. anzutake forms a mycorrhizal association with Pinus densiflora, Carpinus laxiflora, and Quercus mongolica.[2]

Uses

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Cantharellus anzutake is an edible mushroom, long labeled as C. cibarius. Scientists have described a method of obtaining a pure C. anzutake culture from mycorrhizae and reported repeated fruiting of potted pine seedlings inoculated with the culture, potentially making cultivation feasible.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ogawa, Wakana; Endo, Naoki; Fukuda, Masaki; Yamada, Akiyoshi (2017). "Phylogenetic analyses of Japanese golden chanterelles and a new species description, Cantharellus anzutake sp. nov". Mycoscience. 59 (2): 153–165. doi:10.1016/j.myc.2017.08.014.
  2. ^ a b c Buyck, Bart; Hofstetter, Valérie; Ryoo, Rhim; Ka, Kang-Hyeon; Antonín, Vladimír (2020-12-22). "New Cantharellus species from South Korea". MycoKeys. 76: 31–47. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.76.58179. ISSN 1314-4049. PMC 7772287. PMID 33384572.
  3. ^ Ogawa, Wakana; Endo, Naoki; Takeda, Yumi; Kodaira, Miyuki; Fukuda, Masaki; Yamada, Akiyoshi (2019-01-01). "Efficient establishment of pure cultures of yellow chanterelle Cantharellus anzutake from ectomycorrhizal root tips, and morphological characteristics of ectomycorrhizae and cultured mycelium". Mycoscience. 60 (1): 45–53. doi:10.1016/j.myc.2018.08.003. ISSN 1340-3540. S2CID 92552859.
  4. ^ Ogawa, Wakana; Takeda, Yumi; Endo, Naoki; Yamashita, Shozo; Takayama, Toshiharu; Fukuda, Masaki; Yamada, Akiyoshi (2019-10-01). "Repeated fruiting of Japanese golden chanterelle in pot culture with host seedlings". Mycorrhiza. 29 (5): 519–530. doi:10.1007/s00572-019-00908-z. ISSN 1432-1890. PMID 31342139. S2CID 198492809.
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