Russula ciliata
Buyck
Muterenha
RussulaceaeMushrooms
What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
The fungal body is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Benin, Burundi, Central Africa, Congo DR, East Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
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
A tropical mushroom in the family Russulaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Bunitelele, Utyelele
References (5)
- Degreef, J., et al, 2016, Wild edible mushrooms, a valuable resource for food security and rural development in Burundi and Rwanda. Biotechnol. Agron. Soc. Environ. 2016 20(4), 441-452
- efta-online.org, Edible Fungi of Tropical Africa, Jardin botanique Meise
- Food Composition tables for Mozambique 2011, p 24
- Harkonen, M., et al, 1993, Tanzanian mushrooms and their uses 1. Russula. Karstenia 33:11-50.
- Tibuhwa, 2013, Wild Mushroom - an underutilized healthy food resource and income generator: experience from Tanzania rural areas. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 9:49
