Lentinus brunneofloccosus
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Polyporaceae Edible: Mushroom, Fungus
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Description
Lentinus brunneofloccosus is a tropical mushroom in the family Polyporaceae, also classified in Agaricaceae and Tricholomataceae.
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Edible Uses
The mushroom fungus is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Congo DR, Gabon, Ghana, West Africa,
Notes
Also put in the families Agaricaceae and Tricholomataceae.
Synonyms
Lentinus bouaya Heim.
References (3)
- Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
- efta-online.org, Edible Fungi of Tropical Africa, Jardin botanique Meise
- Kamalebo, H. M., et al, 2018, Uses and importance of wild fungi: traditional knowledge from the Tshopo province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2018) 14:13
