Echinochaete brachypora
(Mont.) Ryv.
PolyporaceaeMushrooms
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
The mushroom/fungus is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo DR, East Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda,
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 fungus in the Polyporaceae family (wood-decay fungi).
Names & Synonyms
Hexagonia patouillardii BeeliLeucoporus megaloporus var. incarnatus BeeliPolyporus brachyporus Mont.Polyporus megaloporus Mont.
References (1)
- efta-online.org, Edible Fungi of Tropical Africa, Jardin botanique Meise
