Lentinus praerigidus
Berk.
mushroom
PolyporaceaeMushrooms
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Louisiana State University, Bernard Lowy Mycological Herbarium (LSUM-Fungi)
Louisiana State University, Bernard Lowy Mycological Herbarium (LSUM-Fungi)
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
The mushroom is steamed and eaten, or mixed into curries.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows on logs in the forest.
Asia, India, Indochina, SE Asia, Thailand,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A mushroom. The cap is like a cone. The hollow part is upwards. It is fine and velvety on the upper surface. It is 5-10 cm across. The stalk is 1-2 cm long by 5-10 mm wide. It is cream to brown.
Notes
Also put in the families Agaricaceae and Tricholomataceae.
References (4)
- Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 322
- Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
- Jacquat, C., 1990, Plants from the Markets of Thailand. D.K. Book House p 28
- Somnasang, P., Moreno, G and Chusil K., 1998, Indigenous knowledge of wild hunting and gathering in north-east Thailand. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 19(4) p 359f (As Lentinus praeriqidus)
