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Podabrella microcarpa

(Berk. & Broome) Singer

Pluteaceae Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

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(c) Mahathi Narayanaswamy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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(c) Mahathi Narayanaswamy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist· cc-by-nc

(c) Mahathi Narayanaswamy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Description

A tropical mushroom in the family Pluteaceae, fruiting as a fungal body.

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Edible Uses

The mushroom fruiting body is edible.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, Asia, India, Uganda,

Synonyms

Termitocytes microcarpus

References (2)

  • Boa, E. R., Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
  • Engola, A. P. O., et al, 2007, Ecology of Edible Indigenous Mushrooms of the Lake Victoria Basin (Uganda). Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2(1): 62-68

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