ເຫັດຖ່ານ / Charcoal Russula

Language

Use

Food

Income

Scientific Name / Family

Russula densifolia Secr. ex Gillet / Russulaceae

Synonyms

Russula densifolia Secr. ex Gillet
Russula densifolia f. dilatoria Shaffer
Russula densifolia f. fragrans Shaffer
Russula densifolia f. gregata Shaffer
Russula densifolia var. fumosella R. Socha
Russula densifolia var. lateriticola R. Heim

Other Names

Chinese: Mì zhě hóng gū [密褶红菇]
Thai: Het than Lek

Botanical Description

Fruiting body, 15 x 12 cm, with caps up to 14.5 cm in diameter, and stems that are 2–7.5 cm (0.8–3.0 in) long by 1.2–2.5 cm (0.5–1.0 in) thick. The mushrooms are characterized by the red and then black color changes that occur in the flesh when it is bruised, and a relatively thick cap cuticle.

Description of Use

Food: soup with vegetable or bamboo, menu in Xiangkhouang, some menu in Vientiane make soup with fish or poke

References / Citations

Mortimer, P.E., Xu, J., Karunarathna, S.C. & Hyde, K.D. 2014. Mushrooms for trees and people: a field guide to useful mushrooms of the Mekong region. The World Agroforestry Centre, East Asia, Kunming, China.

Prommanut, P., Somprasong, W. and Thummakajondach, M. 2014. Species Diversity of Edible Mushrooms in Mae Sanam Silvicultural Research Station, Hod District, Chiang Mai Province. KHON KAEN AGR. J. 42 SUPPL. 2: 339−344.

Li, D., Zhao, W.H., Kong, B.H., Ye, M., Chen, H.R. 2009. "Inhibition effects of the extract and polysaccharide in macrofungus on TMV". Journal of Yunnan Agricultural University (in Chinese). 24 (2): 195–80.

Xie, X.D., Pei, G.L. 2010. "Species diversity of russuloid mycorrhizae-forming fungi on Pinus yunnanensis seedlings and the mycorrhizal morphology". Acta Botanica Yunnanica. 32 (3): 211–20.

Contributors

Lao: Keooudone Souvannakhoummane Eng: Komkeo