G1284: Quercus variabilis
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Accession number
G1284
Botanical name
Quercus variabilis
Common name
CHINESE CORK OAK
Distribution
CHINA, Korea, Taiwan, Japan
Year planted
1975
Adoption
Adopted for
C T Bishop & Son Ltd
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For pharmaceutical grade production of Ganoderma lucidum, known in China as 'the mushroom of immortality,' the dead wood logs of this species are used.
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