Relationship between the sporocarp and pseudosclerotia size of Lentinus velutinus (Lentinaceae-Poriales), validation of a hypothesis suggested by the Guaranis of Misiones, Argentina

Abstract

A regression analysis that allows to establish relationships between the size of the sporocarpand the size of the pseudoesclerotia of the mushroom Lentinus velutinus is presented. Thisrelationship was suggested for informants of guarani communities of Misiones Province,Argentina, they use the pseudoesclerotia to make bowls of traditional pipes