1836 Pleurotus tuber-regium, the king tuber mushroom, is an edible gilled fungus native to the tropics, including Africa, Asia, and Australasia.

[2] Pleurotus tuber-regium is a saprotroph found on dead wood, including Daniellia trees in Africa.

[4] Pleurotus tuber-regium has a history of economic importance in Africa as food and as a medicinal mushroom.

[1][5] Industrial cultivation is not yet common, but studies have shown P. tuber-regium can be grown on organic wastes such as corn, sawdust, cardboard.

[1] A recent study demonstrated that polysaccharides of P. tuber-regium are able to delay the progression of diabetes and associated complications in rats with insulin resistance.