Lactarius gymnocarpus
R. Heim. & Singer
RussulaceaeMushrooms
gbif · cc0
San Francisco State University, Harry D. Thiers Herbarium (SFSU-)
San Francisco State University, Harry D. Thiers Herbarium (SFSU-)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, East Africa, Malawi, Tanzania, 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
A fungal mushroom in the Russulaceae family, found in tropical regions.
References (3)
- Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
- Ducousso, M., et al, 2003, Les champignons ectomycorhiziens des forêts naturelles et des plantations d’Afrique de l’Ouest : une source de champignons comestibles. Bois et FORÊTS des TROPIQUES, 2003, N° 275 (1)
- Verbeken, A. and Walleyn, R., 1999, Studies in Tropical African Lactarius species 7 A synopsis of the section edules and a review on the edible species. Belg. Journ. Bot. 132(2): 175-184
