Fruiting Bodies: 1-5 cm tall and 2-5 cm wide, flabelliform, semicircular, some shell-shaped, surface smooth to very finely papillate, finely translucent white to greyish, sometimes brown, or fairly dark brown Hymenophore: Teeth 0.2-0.5 cm long, running down the stem, translucent white or pale greyish. Stem: Up to 2 cm tall and 1 cm wide, lateral, surface covered with fine hairs, densest at the base, white to greyish. Flesh: Rubbery-gelatinous and white to grey. Spore Print: White.
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Exidia gelatinosa (Scop.) P. Crouan & H. Crouan 1867 |
| synonym | Hydnogloea gelatinosa (Scop.) Curr. ex Berk. 1873 |
| synonym | Hydnum gelatinosum Scop. 1772 |
| synonym | Hydnum gelatinosum var. clandestinum Pers. 1825 |
| synonym | Hydnum gelatinosum var. dichroum Alb. & Schwein. 1805 |
| synonym | Hydnum gelatinosum var. gelatinosum Scop. 1772 |
| synonym | Hydnum gelatinosum var. glaucum Alb. & Schwein. 1805 |
| synonym | Hydnum gelatinosum var. horrens Pers. 1825 |
| synonym | Pseudohydnum gelatinosum f. album (Bres.) Kobayasi 1954 |
| synonym | Pseudohydnum gelatinosum f. fuscum (Bres.) Kobayasi 1954 |
| synonym | Pseudohydnum gelatinosum f. gelatinosum (Scop.) P. Karst. 1868 |
| synonym | Pseudohydnum gelatinosum var. bisporum Lowy & Courtec. 1990 |
| synonym | Pseudohydnum gelatinosum var. paucidentatum Lowy 1961 |
| synonym | Steccherinum gelatinosum (Scop.) Gray 1821 |
| synonym | Tremellodon gelatinosus (Scop.) Fr. 1874 |
| synonym | Tremellodon gelatinosus f. album Bres. |
| synonym | Tremellodon gelatinosus f. fuscum Bres. |
| synonym | Tremellodon gelatinosus f. gelatinosus (Scop.) Fr. 1874 |
| synonym | Tremellodon gelatinosus var. bogoriensis Holterm. 1898 |
| synonym | Tremellodon gelatinosus var. celebicus Henn. 1900 |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Description
Mata, M, Penjor, Dawa & Pradhan, Sabitra. Fungi of Bhutan. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Department of Agiculutre, National Mushroom Centre, Semtokha. 2010
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
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📚 Natural History
Miscellaneous Details
Comments
P. gelatinosum is a jelly fungus, easy to identify by the white teeth on thehymenophore and the somewhat gelatinous consistency of the fruiting body.
Mata, M, Penjor, Dawa & Pradhan, Sabitra. Fungi of Bhutan. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Department of Agiculutre, National Mushroom Centre, Semtokha. 2010
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Lignicolous and scattered to gregarious
Mata, M, Penjor, Dawa & Pradhan, Sabitra. Fungi of Bhutan. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Department of Agiculutre, National Mushroom Centre, Semtokha. 2010
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
Uses
Edible and medicinal
Mata, M, Penjor, Dawa & Pradhan, Sabitra. Fungi of Bhutan. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Department of Agiculutre, National Mushroom Centre, Semtokha. 2010
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Fungi |
| Phylum | Basidiomycota |
| Class | Agaricomycetes |
| Order | Agaricales |
| Family | Not assigned |
| Genus | Pseudohydnum |
| Species | Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (Scop.) P. Karst. 1868 |
📊 Temporal Distribution
📷 Related Observations
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