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 |