Diversity of Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms Used in the Noun Division of the West Region of Cameroon
Autor: | Tonjock Rosemary Kinge, Abdoulayi Mbouombouo Mbenmoun, Annemieke Verbeken, Elvire Hortense Biyé, Eske De Crop, André Ledoux Njouonkou |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine food.ingredient Ethnomycology 01 natural sciences Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 03 medical and health sciences food Termitomyces Lactarius Drug Discovery Agaricales Humans Cameroon Fruiting Bodies Fungal Medicine African Traditional Cantharellus Pharmacology Pleurotus biology Ecology biology.organism_classification Lactifluus Russula 010601 ecology 030104 developmental biology Geography Food Ethnopharmacology |
Zdroj: | International journal of medicinal mushrooms. 18(5) |
ISSN: | 1940-4344 |
Popis: | This article presents discussions of mushrooms as a source of food, income, as well as medicine among the Bamoun people of the highlands of West Cameroon, where the vegetation is mainly savannah mixed with forest galleries. Like most tribes in tropical Africa, the Bamoun people use a wide range of natural products as mushrooms. This study attempts to identify the various mushrooms exploited by the Bamoun. Ethnomycological surveys and field trips were conducted over 4 years in several villages in the Noun Division. Samples of wild mushrooms were collected from both the savannah and the forest galleries. These were described, preserved, and identified. The study shows that the Bamoun people use at least 40 species of mushrooms for either food or medicine. These species belong to 8 genera: Auricularia, Cantharellus, Ganoderma, Pleurotus, Lactarius, Lactifluus, Russula, and Termitomyces. Species of genera Lactarius, Lactifluus, Russula, and Termitomyces are most often used for food, whereas Ganoderma spp. and Pleurotus tuber-regium are mainly exploited for medicinal purposes. This survey provides an overview of the diversity of mushrooms and their importance to the local people of this area. Since some of the species mentioned by the local population were not fruiting at the time of our field trips, additional investigations are needed to further clarify the diversity and the usage of mushrooms in this region. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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