Lentinus velutinus
Fr.
Polyporaceae Edible: Mushroom, Fungus
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Description
A fungal mushroom in the Polyporaceae family, found in tropical regions.
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Edible Uses
The mushroom fruiting body is eaten as food.
Medicinal Uses
Used medicinally in traditional practice.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR, Mexico,
Notes
Medicine,
Also Known As
Chuchito
References (3)
- 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
- Ruan-Soto, F. et al, 2009, Use and handling of wild fungi in two communities of the Lacandona Rainforest, Chiapas, Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Micologia. 29, 2009
