Lactifluus pelliculatus
(Heim.) Verbeken
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Description
A tropical fungus in the Russulaceae family, which includes edible and inedible mushroom species.
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Edible Uses
The mushroom fruiting body is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR, East Africa, Malawi, Mali, Tanzania, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
Lactarius pelliculatus (Heim.) Verbeken
References (2)
- 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
