Favolus spatulatus

(Jungh.) Lev.

ThelephoraceaeMushrooms
Favolus spatulatus
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Favolus spatulatus
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(c) ym_wang_pnw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fungus, Mushroom

The fruiting body is eaten as a mushroom.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant.

Africa, Asia, Brazil, Central Africa, Congo DR, East Africa, India, Indonesia, Malawi, Malaysia, SE Asia, Singapore, South America, Tanzania, Zambia,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Brunei, Bolivia, Brazil, Bhutan, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, French Guiana, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Comoros, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nepal, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Suriname, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Identify

A tropical mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family.

Names & Synonyms

Uxipirima amoki

Aschersonia spatulata (Jungh.) KuntzeFavolus congolensis BeeliFavolus moluccensis Mont.Hymenogramme spatulata (Jungh.) Sacc. & Cub.Laschia spatulata Jungh.Polyporus moluccensis (Mont.) RyvardenPolyporus spatulatus (Jungh.) CornerRoyoporus spatulatus (Jungh.) A. B. DeTyromyces spatulatus (Jungh.) G. Cunn.
References (5)
  • Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 219
  • Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 1 (A-H) p 1014
  • efta-online.org, Edible Fungi of Tropical Africa, Jardin botanique Meise
  • Heyne, K., 1927, p 68
  • www.proyanomami.org

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