Fluorescent tube type led lamp

A fluorescent tube type LED lamp comprising:

• an elongated lamp body that has a largest dimension in a longitudinal direction thereof;
• a light source substrate mounted on the lamp body;
• a light transmissive cover attached to the lamp body;
• and
• an LED unit mounted on the light source substrate such that the LED unit extends in the longitudinal direction of the lamp body,
• wherein the LED unit comprises a plurality of LED chips and a transparent encapsulant encapsulating the LED chips,
• wherein the LED chips are mounted on the light source substrate,
• wherein the encapsulant is molded such that the encapsulant is raised from the light source substrate, and
• wherein the LED unit radiates light from an entire surface of the encapsulant in an angular range including a region lateral to the lamp body.