Where is the best producing area of Phellinus igniarius?

The best producing area of Phellinus igniarius is Qinba Mountain, which is composed of Qinling Mountains, Daba Mountain and other veins. The second origin is the Yarlung Zangbo River Basin in Tibet, represented by Medog County.

These two producing areas belong to subtropical monsoon climate zone, with abundant water resources and few people, which are ideal growing areas for wild mulberry and Phellinus igniarius fungi. Compared with the two major producing areas, Qinba Mountain covers a wider area, with more ancient mulberry trees scattered all over the place and a large number of Phellinus linteus.

The radiation range of Yarlung Zangbo River basin is small, but the ancient mulberry trees are concentrated, and the yield of Phellinus igniarius is less, which is more beneficial to commercial speculation. This is the main reason why the price of Tibet Phellinus igniarius is higher than that of Qinba Phellinus igniarius. At present, the best-selling Tibetan Phellinus igniarius in the market are mostly rock yellow on honeysuckle trees, horseshoe yellow on pine trees and Phellinus igniarius on pine trees.

Morphological characteristics of Phellinus igniarius

The fruiting body of Phellinus igniarius is basidiocarp, which is irregular round or semicircular. The fruiting body of Phellinus igniarius is dark brown, dark brown to grayish black, cork when fresh, and hardwood when mature and aging. The major diameter of fruiting body is 3-2 1 cm, and the minor diameter is 2- 1 cm. The surface of the orifice opposite the Phellinus igniarius cap is egg-yellow to dark brown, with homogeneous or heterogeneous meat quality and a thickness of 2-8 cm. Spores are ovoid or nearly spherical, pale yellow to dark yellow, with obvious wall thickness and smooth shape.