The Lingzhi mushroom is a species of great economic importance that has been extensively researched, yet there is still no consensus on its scientific name. In a recent article based on new taxonomic results, the authors argued for using the name Ganoderma sichuanense instead of G. lingzhi, which has been widely accepted by the scientific community in the last ten years. However, replacing a stable and popular name based on current results may exacerbate the crisis surrounding the correct name of this species. Therefore, my aim is to review the situation with respected to the name G. sichuanense. To achieve this, it is necessary to carefully review whether it is indeed the earliest valid scientific name that can be applied to the Lingzhi mushroom. Moreover, in the interest of nomenclatural stability, we must consider whether the earliest published basionym is the best choice for the scientific name of this economically and culturally significant fungal species. The urgent clarification of this issue is necessary because only a widely accepted name has the possibility to compete with the still widely but incorrectly used name G. lucidum in many publications and on medicinal products.

灵芝是一种具有重要经济价值的物种，已被广泛研究，但其学名尚未达成共识。在最近一篇基于新分类学结果的文章中，作者主张使用“Ganoderma sichuanense”这个名称，而不是在过去十年中被科学界广泛接受的“G. lingzhi” 。然而，根据目前的结果更换一个稳定且流行的名称可能会加剧围绕该物种正确名称的危机。因此，我的目的是回顾一下关于G. sichuanense这个名字的情况。为此，有必要仔细审查它是否确实是最早可应用于灵芝蘑菇的有效学名。此外，为了命名的稳定性，我们必须考虑最早发表的基名是否是这种具有经济和文化意义的真菌物种的学名的最佳选择。迫切需要澄清这个问题，因为只有被广泛接受的名称才有可能与许多出版物和医药产品中仍然广泛但错误使用的G. lucidum名称竞争。