Pleurotus djamor Boedijn, Rumphius Memorial Volume
Creators
- 1. Laboratório de Micologia, Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Avenida Bento Gonçalves, nº 9.500, Prédio 43.432, Agronomia, CEP 91501 - 970, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Description
Pleurotus djamor* (Rumph. ex Fr.) Boedijn, Rumphius Memorial Volume:292 (1959)
Remarks: This species is recognizable by the white to deep salmon basidiome, although recent studies suggest that difference in the pileus color does not support species separation in the genus (Menolli Jr. et al. 2014).An edible species, commonly known as pink oyster mushroom, it has several nutritional and nutraceutical attributes (Khan & Tania 2012) and great cultural importance too (Ruán-Soto et al. 2006).
Ecology & Distribution: Growing on deciduous wood. It is a Worldwide species (Menolli Jr. et al. 2014). In Brazil, it is known for the states of Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia and São Paulo (Menolli Jr. et al. 2014). Our specimen is the first record for the Cerrado region.
Specimen Examined: BRAZIL, TOCANTINS, Itaguatins, Fazenda Prof.ª Neusa, 5°44’49.4” S, 47°33’48.0” W, 26.IX.2018, M. Palacio 364 (ICN202079).
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Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Pleurotaceae
- Genus
- Pleurotus
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Order
- Agaricales
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Scientific name authorship
- Boedijn, Rumphius Memorial Volume
- Species
- djamor
- Taxon rank
- species
References
- Khan, M. A. & Tania, M. 2012. Nutritional and Medicinal Importance of Pleurotus Mushrooms: An Overview. Food Reviews International, 28 (3): 313 - 329.
- Ruan-Soto, F., Garibay-Orijel, R. & Cifuentes, J. 2006. Process and dynamics of traditional selling wild edible mushrooms in tropical Mexico. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2 (3): 1 - 13.