Common Wild Lingzhi of Taiwan and their Characteristics 

Scientific Name Fruiting Body Spores Parasitic on Common Name
  Stalk Cap      
    Color Form Varnish
 luster		 Size (um) Features    
G. applanatum 
(Pers) Pat.		 None or reduced Grayish
-white to grayish
-brown 		 Semi
-circular 
Irregular		 None 7-10× 
4.3-6.2		   Broadleaf
trees 
Conifers 
Palms		 White Lingzhi,
flat cap Lingzhi,
old plum Lingzhi,
flat Lingzhi
Taiwan Lingzhi G. formosanum Chang and Chen Present Dark -violet
Black
-violet		 Nearly circular
Kidney
-shaped		 Present 11.5-13 
×7-8.5		 Tip has a transparent protrusion Maples Violet Lingzhi 
 Black Lingzhi
Xuan Lingzhi
Arched Lingzhi G. fornicatum (Fr) Pat. None or reduced Reddish
-brown to brown		 Nearly circular
Kidney
-shaped		 Weakly present 8.7-10.4 × 5.2-7   Broadleaf trees Stalkless red Lingzhi 
Red tree tongue
Lingzhi
G. lucidum (W.curt: Fr) Karst.		 Present or reduced Yellowish
-brown or reddish
-brown 		 Sem
i-circular 
Kidney
-shaped		 Present 8.5-11.2 
× 5.2-7		   Broadleaf trees Red Lingzhi , Hsiang Szu red Lingzhi 
Foothills red Lingzhi 
New Japanese Lingzhi G.neo-japo-nicum Imaz. Present Brown 
Violet
-brown		 Nearly circular 
Kidney
-shaped		 Present 10-12.5 × 7-8.5 Tip has a transparent protrusion Bamboo Bamboo red Lingzhi, bamboo Lingzhi
Violet Lingzhi
Tropical Lingzhi G. tropicum (Jungh) Bres. Present Yellowish
-brown 
Violet
-brown		 Semi
-circular 
Funnel
-shaped		 Weakly present 8.5-11.5 
× 5.2-6.9		   Legumes Red Lingzhi 
 foothills red Lingzhi 
Acacia red Lingzhi 
Conifer Lingzhi 
G. tsugae Murr.		 Present Reddish
-brown 
Viole
t-brown		 Kidney
-shaped
Nearly fan
-shaped		 Present 9-11 × 6-8   Conifers 
Broadleaf trees		 High mountain red Lingzhi 
Red Lingzhi 
Small spore Lingzhi G. microsporum Hseu. None or reduced Bronze 
Violet-black		 Shell
-shaped 
Irregular		 Present 6-8.5 × 4.5-5 Tip has a transparent protrusion  Willows Green Lingzhi