Edible mushrooms of the Zambezian woodland arec. A nutritional and ecological approach

Abstract

Harvesting of sporophores and conducting inquiries amongst the villagers allowed to record 39 taxa of edible mushrooms. For each specimen, vemacular narres are noted and ecological data are presented. The phenological sequence for 26 of these fungi is also proposed for this region. Lastly, the food value of 9 commonly consumed species is evaluated on the basis of their amino acids and mineral composition.

Keywords

• Edible fungi
• amino acids
• mineral composition
• Katanga
• Congo (Zaire)
• Zambezian Region