Trametes cubensis

(Mont.) Sacc.

PolyporaceaeMushrooms
Trametes cubensis
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus

The fruiting body is eaten as a mushroom fungus.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Brazil, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

How to Identify

A tropical mushroom in the polypore family (Polyporaceae).

Wikipedia

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Trametes cubensis is a poroid bracket fungus in the family Polyporaceae. It was first described in 1837 as Polyporus cubensis by Camille Montagne. Pier Andrea Saccardo transferred it to the genus Trametes in 1891.

References (2)
  • Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
  • Prance, 1984,

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