Macrofungi are vital components of any forest ecosystem, performing different roles crucial
to ecosystem functioning. Macrofungi play effective roles in ecosystem processes such as …

The defining characteristics of the traditional Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) cuisine have been
the richness in indigenous foods and ingredients, herbs and spices, fermented foods and …

Psilocybin and psilocin, two psychoactive components found in “magic mushrooms,” have
therapeutic potential in a number of mental health disorders without the addictiveness and …

Background Edible fungi including wild mushrooms have been largely neglected and
underutilized in Africa. Not only is the number of edible species unknown, but the critical role …

Poroid Hymenochaetaceae associated with wood rots of trees in three timber-harvesting
compartments of the Garden Route National Park (GRNP), South Africa, were investigated …

 Abstract Macrofungi form fruiting bodies that can be detected with the naked eye in the field
and handled by hand. They mostly consist of basidiomycetes, but also include some …

Systematic review was conducted to determine the state of mushroom related indigenous
knowledge in Southern Africa. Fifty-six edible species of mushrooms were recorded out of …

Psychedelic fungi have received considerable attention recently due to their promising
treatment potential of several psychiatric disorders and medical conditions, both in clinical …

The present study focused on documentation of wild mushroom species used by the local
communities in the Selous-Niassa corridor in Namtumbo district, Ruvuma region, Tanzania …

In this new series of Fungal Biodiversity Profiles, the authors provide a description for a new
species of Rachomyces Thaxt.(Ascomycota, Laboulbeniales) and several Basidiomycota: for …