New and Interesting<i>Cantharellus</i>from Tropical Africa

Kesel, André De; Amalfi, Mario; Ngoy, Bill Kasongo Wa; Yorou, Nourou S.; Raspé, Olivier; Degreef, Jérôme; Buyck, Bart

doi:10.7872/crym/v37.iss3.2016.283

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“…Most species of Cantharellus are known worldwide as good or even excellent edibles. With its 42 African endemic species, the genus is by far best represented on the African continent [9]. In contrast to the mushroom diet chosen by people from Tshopo, Cantharellus species are massively consumed in the Zambezian region [4,5,9,10,13,14,42].…”

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“…[19]. With the exception of Cantharellus rufopunctatus, producing fruit bodies at least from April to December [9], most of the edible EcM taxa can only be found during a short period of time.…”

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“…The following contributions were used for identification: Heinemann [28], Heim [29], Pegler [30], Heinemann and Rammeloo [31][32][33], Buyck [8,34,35], De Kesel et al . [4,9,16], Verbeken and Walleyn [36], Eyi-Ndong et al [18], as well as identification keys provided by the Fungus Flora of Tropical Africa (https://www.ffta-online.org/) and Edible Fungi of Tropical Africa (https://www.efta-online.org/). Species names and author's abbreviations largely follow Index Fungorum (http://www.indexfungorum.org/Names/Names.asp).…”

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“…EcM fungi constitute one of the most important groups of edible fungi worldwide. In tropical Africa, EcM fungi are massively consumed in the Zambezian region [4,5,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14], and in the savanna woodlands and open forest areas of the Soudanian region [15][16][17]. Within the Zambezian geographical zone, local people collect, sell, and consume impressive quantities of EcM taxa.…”

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Wild edible ectomycorrhizal fungi: an underutilized food resource from the rainforests of Tshopo province (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Kamalebo

Kesel

2020

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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Background: Ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi constitute a source of income as well as proper food with considerable nutritional value. Although edible EcM fungi are highly diverse and expected to host considerable nutritional attributes, only few studies focus on their use and promotion in the province of Tshopo (DR Congo). This study provides original ethnomycological and diversity data on edible ectomycorrhizal rainforest fungi from the Man-and-Biosphere reserve of Yangambi and the reserve of Yoko. Methods: The list of edible fungi follows the current taxonomy. Taxa were collected in plots situated in different types of rainforests. Each taxon is supported by herbarium reference specimens. Ethnomycological data on locally consumed EcM fungi were collected from randomly selected people living near the Man-and-Biosphere reserve of Yangambi and the Yoko reserve. People were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. The interview campaign involved 160 informants, all randomly selected from 6 different ethnic communities. Results: The results reveal that rainforests from the Yangambi Biosphere reserve and Yoko forest reserve provide a relatively high number of edible fungi, more than local people actually use. Mixed forest stands hold the highest diversity in saprotrophic edible fungi (p value < 0.001) while no significant difference (p value > 0.05) was observed in the number of saprotrophic and EcM fungi within monodominant forests. In spite of being accessible, this renewable natural resource is underexploited. Although a wide array of EcM fungi is available in primary forests dominated by ectomycorrhizal trees, local people's major interest goes to the saprotrophic fungi from areas with degraded mixed forests. Conclusion:The lack of local interest for EcM fungi is probably related to the considerable distance people have to cover to collect them. As a result, the edible EcM fungi from the Tshopo area represent a potentially interesting but underutilized resource.

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Wild edible ectomycorrhizal fungi: an underutilized food resource from the rainforests of Tshopo province (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Kamalebo

Kesel

2020

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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“…Additional Commentary: The African continent harbors presently by far the highest diversity of chanterelles (Buyck 2016) and many species continue to be described (De Kesel et al 2016), facilitated by the first epitypifications of the earliest described species from Africa (Buyck et al 2016a,b,e). The here presented new chanterelle is unlike any other known chanterelle because of the very strongly fribrillose-strigose cap surface becoming distinctly hydnoid in the center.…”

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Fungal Biodiversity Profiles 51-60

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Cryptogamie, Mycologie

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The authors describe ten new taxa for science using mostly both morphological and molecular data. In Basidiomycota, descriptions are provided for Botryobasidium fusisporum sp. nov., B. triangulosporum sp. nov., Cantharellus hydnoides sp. nov. and Hydnum aerostatisporum sp. nov. in Cantharellales; Lactarius rahjamalensis sp. nov. and Russula pseudoaurantiophylla sp. nov. in Russulales and for Mycena paraguayensis comb. nov. in Agaricales. In Ascomycota and hyphomycetes, descriptions are provided for Colletotrichum eryngiicola sp. nov. (Glomerellales), Corynesporella indica sp. nov. (incertae sedis) and Repetophragma zygopetali sp. nov. (Microthyriales).

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Ethnomycological prospect of wild edible and medicinal mushrooms from Central and Southern Africa—A review

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In several regions of Africa, the daily diet is partly dependent on the edible products from wild animals, plants, and mushrooms, driven by their availability, wide distribution in the local environment, and the low incomes of the general population. The documentation of ethnomycological information is particularly important to validate or correct the identification of specimens and the preservation of these natural resources with cultivation potential, thus improving their consumption and utilization for medicinal purposes. The number of wild edible mushroom species consumed varies between different regions of Africa, with around 300 species being documented in the literature. However, despite its rich biodiversity, the African continent is still underexploited, which is reflected in poor food contribution to populations that are often in need. Here, the safe use of mushrooms is guided by the insufficiency of studies that validate their nutritional and medicinal properties, since they are key factors in the suppression of protein deficiency in the everyday diet of the populations and a source of bioactive compounds useful for the formulation of added‐value functional products. Thus, it becomes essential to investigate African mushrooms, not only from the identification point of view, but also in terms of nutritional, chemical, and bioactive characterization, hence deepen the knowledge about this valuable natural resource. Bearing these in mind, the main objective of this study is to systematize the knowledge available in scientific publications and specialized websites, thus gathering information about the valuable profits that come from using these widely appreciated natural products.

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New and InterestingCantharellusfrom Tropical Africa

Cited by 31 publications

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Wild edible ectomycorrhizal fungi: an underutilized food resource from the rainforests of Tshopo province (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Wild edible ectomycorrhizal fungi: an underutilized food resource from the rainforests of Tshopo province (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Fungal Biodiversity Profiles 51-60

Ethnomycological prospect of wild edible and medicinal mushrooms from Central and Southern Africa—A review

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