Termitomyces singidensis
Saarim. & Hark.
LyophyllaceaeMushrooms
What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
The mushroom fungus is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows on termite mounds.
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR, East Africa, Tanzania, Togo, West Africa,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
Termitomyces singidensis is a mushroom in the family Lyophyllaceae that grows on termite mounds in tropical regions.
Notes
Also put in the family Agaricaceae.
References (4)
- Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
- Bloesch, U., 2008, Mushroom study, The potential of wild edible mushrooms. GTZ project. p 16
- efta-online.org, Edible Fungi of Tropical Africa, Jardin botanique Meise
- Tibuhwa, 2013, Wild Mushroom - an underutilized healthy food resource and income generator: experience from Tanzania rural areas. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 9:49
