Scleroderma aureum
Massee
SclerodermataceaeMushrooms
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fungus
The fungus is eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Asia, Malaysia, SE Asia,
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 tropical fungus in the family Sclerodermataceae, Scleroderma aureum is an edible mushroom.
Notes
Also put in the family Lycoperdiaceae.
References (2)
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 2018
- Ridley, 1898, Agric. Bull. Mal. Penins. 8 p 198
