Serial no: 123
Status: Complete
Last update: 2024-10-26

ເຫັດເຜາະຝ້າຍ
Cotton Ball Mushroom
Astraeus asiaticus Phosri, M.P. Martín & Watling


Fungi
Terrestrial fungi

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Local name:
Het thop fai(Thai) ( Thai: Het thop fai)
Synonyms :
Family:
Diplocystidiaceae
Close relatives:
Description:
Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A
Distribution in Laos :
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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: Collected from forest. Fruiting bodies are cleaned and cooked in soups with bamboo or vegetables. It is also good in fish soup and mixed with other mushrooms.

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., & A.Yamada. 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
Pimjuk, P., Phosri, C., Wauke, T., & McCloskeya, S., 2015. The isolation of two new lanostane triterpenoid derivatives from the edible mushroom Astraeus asiaticus. Phytochemistry Letters 14:76−83.
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