Lentinus sajor-caju
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fungus, Mushroom
It is eaten when young.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows on rotten trunks and branches.
Africa, Angola, Asia, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central Africa Republic, CAR, China, Comoros, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Gabon, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Reunion, Rwanda, SE Asia, Seychelles, South Africa, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Tibet, Uganda,
How to Identify
A mushroom. It grows in rotting timber. It is a creamy coloured fungus with white gills.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Lentinus sajor-caju (formerly Pleurotus sajor-caju) is a species of mushroom from Polyporaceae family.
Notes
Also put in the families Agaricaceae and Tricholomataceae.
Names & Synonyms
Bren-ba-ba-mu, Chendawan batang, Esusuk, Konatam, Kulat gelang kaki, Phsett ambosh, Sayor kayu, Supa kawung, Supa liyat, Susu
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