Favolus canadensis
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University of Florida Herbarium - Fungi (FLAS-)
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Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (PH)
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University of Nebraska State Museum, C.E. Bessey Herbarium - Fungi (NEB-)
Description
A fungal mushroom in the family Thelephoraceae, found in subtropical regions.
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Edible Uses
The mushroom fruiting body is edible.
Medicinal Uses
This mushroom is edible when young. It has been described as "edible but tough", with toughness increasing with age, and not having "all that distinctive of a flavor". Another reference lists the species as inedible. A polypeptide with antifungal properties has been isolated from the fresh fruit bodies of this species. Named alveolarin, it inhibits the growth of the species Botrytis cinerea, Fusarium oxysporum, Mycosphaerella arachidicola, and Physalospora piricola.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Nepal,
References (2)
- Adhikari, M. K., 2014, Addition and correction to the knowledge on edibility of wild mushrooms in Nepal: a discussion. Bul. Dept. Pl. Res. N. 36, Nepal p 4
- Dongol, et al, 1995, Edible Mushrooms in Nepal
