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Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Berk.) G.H.Sung, J.M.Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
(2007). In Sung, Hywel-Jones, Sung, Luangsa-Ard, Shrestha & Spatafora, Stud. Mycol. 57: 46.

Classification

kingdom
Fungi
phylum
Ascomycota
class
Sordariomycetes
order
Hypocreales
family
Ophiocordycipitaceae
genus
Ophiocordyceps
species
Ophiocordyceps sinensis

Name

Synonyms
Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc.
Hirsutella sinensis X.J.Liu, Y.L.Guo, Y.X.Yu & W.Zeng
Sphaeria sinensis Berk.
Torrubia sinensis (Berk.) Tul. & C.Tul.
Homonyms
Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Berk.) G.H.Sung, J.M.Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora
Common names
Capçat d'hivern in Catalan–Valencian
Caterpillar Fungus in English
Chinese Caterpillar Fungus in English
Chinesischer Raupenpilz in German
Dōng chóng xià cǎo in Chinese
Kininis ofiokordicepsas in Lithuanian
Yartsa Gunbu in Tibetan
Yatsa Gunbu in Tibetan
kordisep mantarı in Turkish
Кордицепс китайский in Russian
เห็ดถั่งเช่า in Thai
トウチュウカソウ in Japanese
중국동충하초 in Korean
Chinese Caterpillar Fungus in English
Caterpillar Fungus in English
Dōng chóng xià cǎo in Chinese
Yartsa Gunbu in Tibetan
Yatsa Gunbu in Tibetan
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