Polyozellus is a fungal genus in the family Thelephoraceae, a grouping
of mushrooms known collectively as the leathery earthfans. A monotypic
genus, it contains the single species Polyozellus multiplex, first
described in 1899. The distinctive fruit body of this species comprises
blue- to purple-colored clusters of vase- or spoon-shaped caps with
veiny wrinkles on the undersurface that run down the length of the
stem. Polyozellus has had a varied taxonomic history and has been
reclassified several times at both the family and genus level. The
range of Polyozellus includes North America and eastern Asia, where
P. multiplex may be found growing on the ground in coniferous forests,
usually under spruce and fir trees. It is an edible species, and has
been harvested for commercial purposes. Polyozellus multiplex contains
the bioactive compound polyozellin, shown to have various physiological
properties, including suppressive effects on stomach cancer.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1566:
A convenant of nobles in the Habsburg Netherlands presented Governor
Margaret of Parma a petition to suspend the Spanish Inquisition in the
Netherlands.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compromise_of_Nobles>
1722:
Dutch explorer Jakob Roggeveen became the first European to land on
Easter Island.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Island>
1847:
Britain's first civic public park, Birkenhead Park in Birkenhead,
Merseyside, England, opened.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkenhead_Park>
1998:
Japan's Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, linking Awaji Island and Kobe, opened to
traffic, becoming the longest suspension bridge in the world to date
with a main span length of 1,991 metres (6,532 ft).
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akashi_Kaiky%C5%8D_Bridge>
2009:
The North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 was launched from the
Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground and passed over Japan, sparking
concerns by other nations that it may have been a trial run of
technology that could be used to launch intercontinental ballistic
missiles.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwangmy%C5%8Fngs%C5%8Fng-2>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Paschal Lamb (n):
1. (historical) The lamb eaten at Passover.
2. (figuratively) Jesus Christ, symbolized as a sacrifice.
3.
(heraldry) A lamb depicted with nimbus and bearing a flag
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Paschal_Lamb>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of
management says is possible.
--Colin Powell
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