Lactarius pumilus
Verbeken
Russulaceae Edible: Mushroom, Fungus
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A small mushroom in the Russulaceae family with a cap 1-3.5 cm across, found in tropical regions.
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Edible Uses
The mushroom is dried before cooking.
Traditional Uses
It is dried before cooking.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Benin, East Africa, Tanzania, West Africa,
Also Known As
Unyakuvemba, Wikese
References (5)
- Boa, E. R., Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
- Karhula P., et al, 1998, Tanzanian mushrooms and their uses 6. Lactarius. Karstenia 38:49-6
- Msola, D. K., 2007, The role of Wild Foods in Household Income and Food Security in Mufundi District, Tanzania. Morogoro, Tanzania. p 48
- Tibuhwa, 2013, Wild Mushroom - an underutilized healthy food resource and income generator: experience from Tanzania rural areas. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 9:49
- Verbeken, A. and Walleyn, R., 1999, Studies in Tropical African Lactarius species 7 A synopsis of the section edules and a review on the edible species. Belg. Journ. Bot. 132(2): 175-184
