Trichoderma cornu-damae (Japanese: カエンタケ, Hepburn: kaentake), formerly Podostroma cornu-damae and also known as the poison fire coral, [5] is a species of fungus in the family Hypocreaceae. The fruit bodies of the fungus are highly toxic if ingested, and have been responsible for several fatalities in Japan.

2019年10月3日 · Originally discovered in China in 1895, the reddish-orange poison fire coral (Podostroma cornu-damae) is predominantly encountered in Asia, including Korea, Japan, and the Java Islands.

2019年10月4日 · On Thursday, mycologist Matt Barrett of James Cook University confirmed the first-ever sighting of a Poison Fire Coral fungus in Far North Queensland. Podostroma cornu-damae, one of the...

2022年9月29日 · The highly toxic bright-red fungus — also called Podostroma cornu-damae, or poison fire coral — grows on dead trees, causes severe skin inflammation if touched, and is lethal when ingested ...

2013年1月1日 · Podostroma cornu-damae is a rare fungus that houses a fatal toxin in its fruit body. In this case report, two patients collected and boiled the wild fungus in water, which they drank for one month.

Podostroma cornu-damae is an ascomycete fungus, a member of the order Hypocreales (Pezizomycotina), and previously has gone by other names. According to Index Fungorum the fungus was originally described as Hypocrea cornu-damae by Patoullard (1895) and was found “in lignis putidus in Thibet, orient.” Podostroma cornu-damae is next attributed

Podostroma cornu-damae, is a mycotoxin with an anticancer activity. This paper briefly describes the characteristics of Trichoderma cornu-damae (syn. Podostroma cornu-damae), provides information on its ecology,and attempts to link Hypocrea and Trichoderma morphs in the Ascomycota. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sampling site and collection

Podostroma cornu-damae is a rare, deadly fungus. However, it can be easily mistaken for antler Ganoderma lucidum. In this case report, two patients made tea with the fungus and drank it over a 2-week period.