Phallus indusiatus

Phallus indusiatus
Specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Subdivision: Hymenomycotina Class: Homobasidiomycetes Order: Phallales Family: Phallaceae Genus: Phallus Species: P. indusiatus
Binomial name
Phallus indusiatus Vent. 1798
Synonyms
Dictyophora indusiata Hymenophallus indusiatus

<imagemap>Image:Information-silk.png|How to create a mycomorphbox rect 0 0 50 50 desc none</imagemap>Phallus indusiatus mycological characteristics:   smooth hymenium   no distinct cap   hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable   stipe has a volva   spore print is olive   ecology is saprophytic   edibility: edible

Phallus indusiatus (also called long net stinkhorn and veiled lady) is a stinkhorn fungus, eaten as a vegetable (known in English as bamboo fungus or bamboo pith) in some cuisines of southern China, particularly that of the southwestern province of Yunnan. It is called zhu sheng (竹笙, pinyin: zhúshēng) or zhu sun (竹荪; pinyin: zhúsūn) in Chinese. According to an article in the International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, the smell of this fungus can trigger spontaneous orgasms in human females.[1]

External links

• Dictyophora indusiata causes orgasms in females
• Photos
• Index fungorum entry