Table 1 Number of mycorrhizal edible wild mushroom genera and species reported r in different African countries and the most frequently reported species (details in Additional file 1: Tables S1–S3)
From: Underutilized wild edible fungi and their undervalued ecosystem services in Africa
Class | Family | Number of genera | Number of species | Most frequently reported (number of countries) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Agaricomycetes | Amanitaceae | 2 | 32 | Amanita masasiensis (11) |
Boletaceae | 12 | 23 | Afroboletus luteolus (6) | |
Boletinellaceae | 1 | 3 | Phlebopus colossus (5) | |
Clavaraceae | 1 | 2 | Clavaria albiramea (2) | |
Cortinariaceae | 1 | 1 | Mackintoshia persica (2) | |
Entolomataceae | 2 | 2 | Na | |
Gomphaceae | 2 | 2 | N | |
Gyroporaceae | 1 | 1 | Gyroporus castaneus (2) | |
Hericiaceae | 1 | 1 | N | |
Hydnaceae | 5 | 48 | Cantharellus congolensis (12) | |
Inocybaceae | 1 | 2 | N | |
Melanogastraceae | 1 | 1 | N | |
Meruliaceae | 2 | 2 | N | |
Omphalotaceae | 1 | 2 | N | |
Paxillaceae | 1 | 1 | N | |
Phallaceae | 1 | 1 | N | |
Russulaceae | 3 | 100 | Russula celluata (10) | |
Sclerodermataceae | 1 | 1 | N | |
Strophariaceae | 1 | 2 | N | |
Suillaceae | 1 | 2 | Suillus granulatus (6) | |
Pezizomycetes | Helvellaceae | 1 | 2 | N |
Morchellaceae | 2 | 3 | N | |
Pezizaceae | 5 | 6 | Tirmania nivea (5) | |
Pyronemataceae | 1 | 2 | Picoa juniperi (2) | |
Terfeziaceae | 1 | 5 | Terfezia boudieri (6) | |
Tuberaceae | 1 | 2 | N |