Nama ''Ganoderma'' berasal dari [http://www.intutv.com/transtv [bahasa Yunani]] ''ganos''/γανος "bercahaya" dan ''derma''/δερμα "kulit",<ref name="Liddell 1980">{{cite book | author = [[Henry George Liddell|Liddell, Henry George]] and [[Robert Scott (philologist)|Robert Scott]] | year = 1980 | title = [[A Greek-English Lexicon]] (Abridged Edition) | publisher = [[Oxford University Press]] | location = United Kingdom | id = ISBN 0-19-910207-4}}</ref>
