shiitake-edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe.Chinese black mushroom, golden oak mushroom, Lentinus edodes, Oriental black mushroom, shiitake mushroom.hiitake-edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe.
Sumatra (Sumatera) World's sixth largest island, in w Indonesia. The largest cities (pop. 1990) are Medan (1,685,972), Palembang (1,084,483), and Padang (477,344). Sumatra's w coast is rugged and mountainous, the Barisan Mountains rising to 3810m (12,500ft), and nearly 60% of the lowland area is jungle.
1 Padang, a major city on the west gateway to Mentawai and Kerinci, capital of West Sumatra. 2  Palembang, Sumatra's second largest city, capital of South Sumatra. 3  Pagaralam, a pleasant town on the highlands. 4  Pangkalpinang, a major city on Bangka Island, capital of Bangka Belitung.