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Lentinus sajor-caju

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Lentinus sajor-caju (formerly Pleurotus sajor-caju) is a species of mushroom from Polyporaceae family.

Description

A mushroom. It grows in rotting timber. It is a creamy coloured fungus with white gills.

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Edible Uses

It is eaten when young.

Traditional Uses

It is eaten when young.

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Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows on rotten trunks and branches.

Where It Grows

Africa, Angola, Asia, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central Africa Republic, CAR, China, Comoros, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Gabon, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Reunion, Rwanda, SE Asia, Seychelles, South Africa, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Tibet, Uganda,

Notes

Also put in the families Agaricaceae and Tricholomataceae.

Synonyms

Agaricus sajor-caju Fr.Lentinus exilis KlotzschPleurotus sajor-caju (Fr.) Singer

Also Known As

Bren-ba-ba-mu, Chendawan batang, Esusuk, Konatam, Kulat gelang kaki, Phsett ambosh, Sayor kayu, Supa kawung, Supa liyat, Susu

References (13)

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  • Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
  • Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 1350
  • Cengel, D. J. & Dany, C., (Eds), 2016, Integrating Forest Biodiversity Resource Management and Sustainable Community Livelihood Development in the Preah Vihear Protected Forest. International Tropical Timber Organization p 125
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