Umbilicaria esculenta
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| Umbilicaria esculenta (Miyoshi) Minks |
Umbilicaria esculenta is a lichen of the genus Umbilicaria that grows on rocks. It can be found in East Asia such as China, Korea and Japan. It is edible when properly prepared and has been used as a food source and medicine. It is called seogi (hangul: 석이; hanja: 石耳) in Korean and iwatake (kanji: 岩茸 or 石茸) in Japanese.
The species name is based on the earlier basionym Gyrophora esculenta.
[edit] References
- Moo-Sung Kim; Hong-Bum Cho (December 2007). "Melanogenesis Inhibitory Effects of Methanolic Extracts of Umbilicaria esculenta and Usnea longissima" (in English): p. 578-582. The Journal of Microbiology.
[edit] External links
- Umbilicaria esculenta entry at Index Fungorum
- Gyrophora esculenta entry at Index Fungorum
- Umbilicaria esculenta
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