Description

Hed Lom (Lentinus polychrous) is a traditional Thai and Lao market mushroom, and this liquid culture delivers verified living stock of a species with a substantial research record. Out-Grow's liquid culture syringe contains live, actively growing Lentinus polychrous mycelium in sterile nutrient solution, ready for agar, grain, or substrate work.

The species is cultivable: submerged cultivation for biomass and beta-glucan extraction is well documented, spawn production is routine in Southeast Asia, and fruiting is practiced regionally on lignocellulosic substrates even where fully standardized parameters remain unpublished.

Why Grow Hed Lom?
This is a genuine food-culture species, fermented, stir-fried, and prized for its robust texture across Isan and Lao cooking, that Western growers have never adopted. Its beta-glucan content has driven a research literature of its own. For a grower serving Southeast Asian communities, this is a crop with a waiting market.

Working Conditions:
Expand on MEA or PDA at 78 to 88 F; this is a heat-loving species that thrives where temperate crops quit. Fruit on supplemented hardwood sawdust following regional practice. Submerged culture on standard broths is well documented for biomass production.

Key Characteristics of Hed Lom (Lentinus polychrous):

• Ecology: Tropical wood-decay saprotroph of Southeast Asian forests and farms.
• Culture Behavior: Well-documented submerged cultivation and routine regional spawn production.
• Market Value: A traditional Thai and Lao food mushroom with an established research record and untapped Western market.

Taxonomy of Hed Lom (Lentinus polychrous):

• Kingdom: Fungi
• Phylum: Basidiomycota
• Class: Agaricomycetes
• Order: Polyporales
• Family: Polyporaceae
• Genus: Lentinus
• Species: Lentinus polychrous

Storage and Usage Tips:
Store your Hed Lom liquid culture syringe in a cool, dark location without hard chilling and use within six months. Expand at genuinely warm incubation for best vigor.