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Polyporus blanchetianus

Berk. & Mont.

Polyporaceae Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

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State University of New York, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Herbarium (SYRF-)

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State University of New York, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Herbarium (SYRF-)

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Description

A tropical mushroom fungus in the family Polyporaceae.

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Edible Uses

The mushroom fruiting body is edible.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Papua New Guinea, PNG,

Also Known As

Waenhael

References (2)

  • Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
  • Sillitoe, P. 1995, An Ethnobotanical Account of the Plant Resources of the Wola Region, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. J. Ethnobiol. 15(2): 201-235

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