Some macrofungi found in the Chiquibul Forest Bradley Kropp Biology Department Utah State University Logan, Utah 84322 USA Marasmius jalapensis – found on decaying wood throughout the neotropics. Schizophyllum commune – very widespread. Also called xikin che, it is sometimes eaten in Belize. Cookeina sulcipes – abundant on wood in the neotropics. Cookeina tricholoma – a common wood-decay fungus. Phillipsia domingensis Lepista nuda – occurring both in tropical and temperate regions. Cordyceps melolonthae – frequently found on buried insects. Macrolepiota sp. – one of the largest Chiquibul fungi, its name still needs to be found. Geastrum saccatum – an “earthstar”, the spore powder has been used to heal the umbilical cord of newborns. Cyathus berkeleyanus – a “bird’s nest fungus” that is widespread in the tropics. Hydnodon thelephorum Lepiota erythrosticta Pleurotus flabellatus Panaeolus phalaenarum – found on dung. Lentaria surculus - widespread on wood in the tropics. Ramariopsis kuntzei – found in both temperate and tropical areas.
Some macrofungi found in the Chiquibul Forest
Jan 14, 2016
Cookeina sulcipes – abundant on wood in the neotropics. Lepista nuda – occurring both in tropical and temperate regions. Phillipsia domingensis. Ramariopsis kuntzei – found in both temperate and tropical areas. Marasmius jalapensis – found on decaying wood throughout the neotropics. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Some macrofungi found in the Chiquibul Forest
Bradley KroppBiology DepartmentUtah State UniversityLogan, Utah 84322 USA
Marasmius jalapensis – found on decaying wood throughout the neotropics.
Schizophyllum commune – very widespread. Also called xikin che, it is sometimes eaten in Belize.
Cookeina sulcipes – abundant on wood in the neotropics.
Cookeina tricholoma – a common wood-decay fungus.
Phillipsia domingensis Lepista nuda – occurring both in tropical and temperate regions.
Cordyceps melolonthae – frequently found on buried insects.
Macrolepiota sp. – one of the largest Chiquibul fungi, its name still needs to be found.
Geastrum saccatum – an “earthstar”, the spore powder has been used to heal the umbilical cord of newborns.
Cyathus berkeleyanus – a “bird’s nest fungus” that is widespread in the tropics.
Hydnodon thelephorum
Lepiota erythrosticta
Pleurotus flabellatus
Panaeolus phalaenarum – found on dung.
Lentaria surculus - widespread on wood in the tropics.
Ramariopsis kuntzei – found in both temperate and tropical areas.
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