Serial no: 120
Status: Complete
Last update: 2024-10-26

ເຫັດເຜາະໜັງ
Smooth Ball Mushroom
Astraeus odoratus Phosri, Watling, M.P. Martín & Whalley


Fungi
Terrestrial fungi

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Local name:
Het Thop (Thai) ( Het Thop (Thai))
Synonyms :
Astraeus thailandicus Petcharat
Family:
Diplocystidiaceae
Close relatives:
Description:
Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A
Distribution in Laos :
Landscape units :
Endemism in Laos:
N/A
Invasiveness :
N/A
IUCN status :
N/A
Lao official status :
N/A
Use
Use types:
Food
Medicine
Comments on use types:

Food: The fruiting bodies of this species are edible and very popular.

Domestication:
N/A
Seasonal availability:
Management:
N/A
Value chains:
N/A
Nutrition
Nutritional values:
Comments on nutritional values:
N/A
Nutrient /100g Remark
Proteins N/A N/A
Carbohydrates N/A N/A
Fats N/A N/A
Vitamins N/A N/A
Minerals N/A N/A
Fibers N/A N/A
References
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References:
Fangfuk, W., Petchang, R. To-anun, C., Fukuda, M., & Yamada, A. 2010. Identification of Japanese Astraeus, based on morphological and phylogenetic analyses. Mycoscience 51(4):291−299.
Pavithra, M., Greeshma, A.A., Karun, N.C., & Sridhar, K.R. 2015. Observations on the Astraeus spp. of Southwestern India. Mycosphere 6(4):421–432.
Phosri, C., Martín, M.P., & Watling, R. 2013. Astraeus: Hidden dimensions. IMA FUNgUs 4(2):347–356. doi:10.5598/imafungus.2013.04.02.13
Phosri, C., Watling, R., Suwannasai, N., Wilson, A., & Martín, M.P. 2014. A new representative of star-shaped fungi: Astraeus sirindhorniae sp. nov. from Thailand. PLoS ONE 9(5):e71160. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071160
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