Lactar mushroom
Pleurotus tuber-regium

Family: Agaricaceae

What it is like

A mushroom. It grows underground. It can have caps 50 cm across.

It is used in medicine. It is also put in the family Pleurotaceae.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows on the tree Mansonia altissima in West Africa.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Asia, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa, Chad, China, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinée, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, SE Asia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Mushroom, fungus

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Dunde, Dunda, Junhe ceer, Kulat baut, Sclerotus producing pleurotus, Ubi raja

Synonyms

Agaricus tuber-regium Fr.; Lentinus tuber-regium (Fr.) Fr.