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ANNEX 5 Wild edible fungi sold in local markets

The following examples are mostly from developing countries. It is a small selection of the many species that are sold around the world, particularly for China. Popular species such as Boletus edulis, Cantharellus cibarius and Pleurotus ostreatus are sold in many countries and are not listed below. Species sold in Malawi or Mozambique markets are available separately (www.malawifungi.org). There are markets for edible fungi in the United Republic of Tanzania (Härkönen, 1995) and Burundi (Buyck, 1994b) but further information is needed on the species sold. Some market reports list only local names.

* indicates species that are also cultivated; it is not always made clear what origin these have in some markets.

ARMENIANanaguylan, 2002, personal communication

Agaricus campestris

Agaricus silvaticus

Armillaria mellea

Calocybe gambosa

Cantharellus cibarius

Lactarius deliciosus

Lepista nuda

Lepista personata

Macrolepiota excoriata

Macrolepiota procera

Pleurotus eryngii

Suillus granulatus

Suillus luteus

BOLIVIA Boa, 2001, personal communication

Leucoagaricus hortensis

CHILE Minter, 2002, personal communication

Cyttaria espinosae

CHINA Chamberlain, 1996; Härkönen, 2000; Priest, 2002, personal communication; Winkler, 2002

Agaricus blazei*

Auricularia auricula-judae*

Boletus (in the broad sense)

Boletus edulis

Cordyceps sinensis*

Dictyophora indusiata*

Flammulina velutipes*

Ganoderma lucidum*

Hericium erinaceus*

Hydnum repandum

Lactarius akahatsu

Lactarius deliciosus

Lactarius hatsudake

Lactarius subindico

Lyophyllum decastes

Pleurotus ostreatus *

Ramaria stricta

Russula spp.

Tricholoma matsutake

Tricholoma quercicola

Umbilicaria esculenta

GUATEMALAFlores, 2002, personal communication

Hypomyces lactifluorum

Ramaria araiospora

Tremella reticulata

Tricholoma flavovirens

INDIAPurkayastha and Chandra, 1985

Coprinus acuminatus

Tricholoma sulphureum

INDONESIADucousso, Ba and Thoen, 2002

Scleroderma spp.

 

KUWAITAlsheikh and Trappe, 1983

Tirmania pinoyi

LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICHosaka, 2002, personal communication

Amanita hemibapha

Panus rudis

Ramaria sp.

Russula spp.

Schizophyllum commune

Termitomyces sp.

MADAGASCAR Ducousso, Ba and Thoen, 2002

Cantharellus eucalyptorum

MEXICOMontoya-Esquivel, 1998; Villarreal and Perez-Moreno, 1989a; www.semarnat.gob.mx

Agaricus campestris

Agaricus silvaticus

Amanita caesarea

Amanita caesarea var. americana

Amanita fulva

Amanita rubescens

Amanita tuza

Amanita vaginata

Armillaria mellea

Armillaria ostoyae

Armillaria tabescens

Boletus bicoloroides

Boletus edulis

Boletus frostii

Boletus pinicola

Boletus pinophilus

Boletus reticulatus

Boletus variipes

Calvatia cyathiformis

Cantharellus cibarius

Cantharellus odoratus

Cantharellus tubaeformis

Chroogomphus jamaicensis

Chroogomphus rutilus

Chroogomphus vinicolor

Clavariadelphus truncatus

Clavicorona pyxidata

Clavulina cinerea

Clitocybe clavipes

Clitocybe gibba

Collybia dryophila

Cortinarius glaucopus

Craterellus cornucopioides

Craterellus fallax

Entoloma clypeatum

Gomphus clavatus

Gomphus floccosus

Gomphus kauffmanii

Gyromitra infula

Hebeloma fastibile

Hebeloma mesophaeum

Helvella acetabula

Helvella crispa

Helvella elastica

Helvella infula

Helvella lacunosa

Hygrocybe nigrescens

Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

Hygrophorus chrysodon

Hygrophorus niveus

Hygrophorus russula

Hypomyces lactifluorum

Laccaria amethystina

Laccaria bicolor

Laccaria laccata

Lactarius deliciosus

Lactarius indigo

Lactarius salmonicolor

Lactarius yazooensis

Laetiporus sulphureus

Leccinum aurantiacum

Lentinula boryana

Lepista nuda

Lycoperdon perlatum

Lycoperdon pyriforme

Lyophyllum decastes

Lyophyllum ovisporum

Marasmius oreades

Morchella conica

Morchella crassipes

Morchella elata

Morchella esculenta

Paxina acetabulum

Pholiota lenta

Pluteus aurantiorugosus

Pluteus cervinus

Ramaria aurea

Ramaria botrytis

Ramaria flavobrunnescens

Ramaria rubiginosa

Ramaria rubripermanens

Rhodophyllus abortivus (Entoloma abortivum?)

Rozites caperatus

Russula alutacea

Russula brevipes

Russula cyanoxantha

Russula delica

Russula mariae

Russula olivacea

Russula romagnesiana

Russula xerampelina

Sarcodon imbricatus

Sarcosphaera eximia

Sparassis crispa

Stropharia coronilla

Suillus americanus

Suillus brevipes

Suillus cavipes

Suillus granulatus

Suillus luteus

Suillus pseudobrevipes

Tricholoma flavovirens

Tricholoma magnivelare

Tylopilus felleus

Ustilago maydis

NEPALAdhikari, 1999; Adhikari and Durrieu, 1996

Cantharellus cibarius

Clavulina cinerea

Clavulina cristata

Craterellus cornucopioides

Grifola frondosa

Hericium erinaceus*

Hericium flagellum*

Hydnum repandum

Laccaria amethystina

Laccaria laccata

Laetiporus sulphureus

Meripilus giganteus

Pluteus cervinus

Polyporus arcularius

Ramaria aurea

Ramaria botrytis

Ramaria flava

Ramaria fuscobrunnea

Ramaria obtusissima

Termitomyces eurhizus

SENEGALDucousso, Ba and Thoen, 2002

Gyrodon intermedius

Phlebopus sudanicus

TAIWAN PROVINCE OF CHINAKawagoe, 1924

Ustilago esculenta

TANZANIA [UNITED REPUBLIC OF] Härkönen, Saarimäki and Mwasumbi 1994a

Lactarius kabansus

Lactarius phlebophyllus

Russula cellulata

Termitomyces letestui

Termitomyces singidensis

THAILANDJones, Whalley and Hywel-Jones, 1994

Auricularia sp.

Cantharellus minor

Lentinula edodes*

Lentinus praerigidus

Russula aeruginea

Russula lepida

Russula sanguinea

Russula violeipes

Volvariella volvacea*

TURKEYSabra and Walter, 2001

Boletus edulis

Cantharellus cibarius

Rhizopogon sp.

Terfezia boudieri

ZAMBIAPegler and Piearce, 1980

Amanita zambiana

Cantharellus cibarius

Cantharellus densifolius

Cantharellus longisporus

Cantharellus miniatescens

Cantharellus pseudocibarius

Lactarius kabansus

Schizophyllum commune

Termitomyces clypeatus

Termitomyces microcarpus

Termitomyces titanicus

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