Russula congoana
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Description
A tropical mushroom in the Russulaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The fruiting body is eaten as a fungus.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Benin, Burundi, Central Africa, Congo DR, Congo R, East Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
Russula congoana var. djongoensis Buyck
Also Known As
Butundutundu, Gatchitchrifoi quignine, Katundu, Mnyitundu, Unyamikwe
References (8)
- Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
- Buyck, B., & Nzigidahera, B., 1995, Ethnomycological Notes from Western Burundi. Belg. Journ. Bot. 128(2): 131-138
- Degreef, J., et al, 2016, Wild edible mushrooms, a valuable resource for food security and rural development in Burundi and Rwanda. Biotechnol. Agron. Soc. Environ. 2016 20(4), 441-452
- efta-online.org, Edible Fungi of Tropical Africa, Jardin botanique Meise
- Harkonen, M., et al, 1993, Tanzanian mushrooms and their uses 1. Russula. Karstenia 33:11-50.
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- 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
- Yorou, S. N., et al, 2001, Diversite et productivite des champignons comestible de la foret classee de War-Maro (Benin, Afrique de l'Ouest. Syst. Geogr. 71: 613-625
