Table 1 List of useful fungi and the values of their cultural significance index (RI = relative importance; MUI = medicinal use’s index, MCSI = mushroom cultural significance index)
Family | Species | Voucher number | Reported uses | RI | MUI | MCSI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agaricaceae | Agaricus bambusicola Heinem. | ADK5267 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
Agaricus crocopeplus Berk. & Broome | ADK5747, MKH073 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.17 | |
Cystolepiota sp. | ADK5277 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.24 | |
Hymenagaricus luteolosporus Heinem. & Little Flower | ADK5222 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.11 | |
Leucocoprinus cepistipes (Sowerby) Pat. | ADK5206 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.12 | |
Amanitaceae | Amanita annulatovaginata Beeli | MKH016 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.26 |
Amanita echinulata Beeli | ADK5938, MKH159 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.22 | |
Amanita marmorata Cleland & E.-J. Gilbert | ADK5903 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.21 | |
Amanita pudica (Beeli) Walleyn | ADK5924 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.29 | |
Amanita robusta Beeli | ADK5236 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.31 | |
Auriculariaceae | Auricularia cornea Ehrenb. | ADK5175 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 1.07 |
Auricularia delicata (Mont.ex Fr.) Henn. | ADK5169, MKH214 | Food, medicinal | 0.8 | 0.05 | 1.08 | |
Boletaceae | Rubinoboletus luteopurpureus (Beeli) Heinem. & Rammeloo | ADK5192, MKH235 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
Cantharellaceae | Cantharellus congolensis Beeli | ADK5199, MKH180 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.56 |
Cantharellus densifolius Heinem. | MKH017 | Food, myth and belief | 0.8 | 0.00 | 0.38 | |
Cantharellus floridulus Heinem. | ADK5670 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.34 | |
Cantharellus isabellinus Heinem. | ADK5667 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.39 | |
Cantharellus longisporus Heinem. | ADK5684, MKH141 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.87 | |
Cantharellus luteopunctatus (Beeli) Heinem. | ADK5836, MKH078 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.32 | |
Cantharellus miniatescens Heinem. | ADK5216 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.24 | |
Cantharellus pseudofriesii Heinem. | ADK5232 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.21 | |
Cantharellus ruber Heinem. | ADK5749 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.18 | |
Cantharellus rufopunctatus (Beeli) Heinem. | ADK5892, MKH164 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.53 | |
Ganodermataceae | Ganoderma sp. | ADK5854 | Medicinal use | 0.6 | 0.51 | 0.51 |
Hygrophoraceae | Hygrocybe cantharellus (Schwein.) Murrill | ADK5849, MKH229 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.18 |
Lyophyllaceae | Termitomyces mammiformis Heim | MKH126 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.41 |
Termitomyces robustus (Beeli) Heim | ADK5242 | Food, myth and belief | 0.8 | 0.00 | 0.98 | |
Termitomyces sp.1 | ADK5852 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.65 | |
Termitomyces sp.2 | ADK5179 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.78 | |
Marasmiaceae | Calyptella longipes (Cooke & Massee) W.B. Cooke | ADK5868 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
Gymnopus sp. | ADK5884 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.45 | |
Marasmius arborescens (Henn.) Beeli | ADK5255, MKH231 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.62 | |
Marasmius bekolacongoli Beeli | ADK5779, MKH035 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.39 | |
Marasmius buzungolo Singer | ADK5760, MKH121 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 1.04 | |
Marasmius confertus Berk. & Broome | ADK5276, MKH021 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.32 | |
Marasmius sp. | MKH226 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.14 | |
Trogia infundibuliformis Berk. & Br. | ADK5223 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.24 | |
Mycenaceae | Mycenoporella sp. | ADK5665, MKH084 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
Phallaceae | Phallus indusiatus Vent. | ADK5822 | Myth and belief | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
Physalacriaceae | Armillaria heimii Pegler | ADK5230, MKH046 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.49 |
Pleurotaceae | Pleurotus cystidiosus O.K. Mill. | ADK5272, MKH067 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.79 |
Pleurotus flabellatus (Berk. & Br.) Sacc. | ADK5771 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.30 | |
Pleurotus tuber-regium (Fr.) Fr. | ADK5183, MKH106 | Food, medicinal, myth and belief, and recreational use | 2.0 | 0.57 | 1.90 | |
Pluteaceae | Volvariella sp. | ADK5786 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.26 |
Polyporaceae | Lentinus brunneofloccosus Pegler | MKH048 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.21 |
Lentinus squarrosulus Mont. | ADK5226, MKH079 | Food, myth and belief | 0.8 | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
Lentinus velutinus Fr. | ADK5262, MKH194 | Medicinal use | 0.4 | 0.08 | 0.08 | |
Favolus tenuiculus (P. Beauv.) Fr. | MKH109 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.11 | |
Pycnoporus sanguineus (L.) Murrill | ADK5873, MKH080 | Medicinal use | 0.4 | 0.76 | 0.76 | |
Psathyrellaceae | Coprinellus disseminatus (Pers.) J.E. Lange | ADK5615 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
Repetobasidiaceae | Cotylidia aurantiaca (Pat.) A. L. Welden | ADK5625, MKH058 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.19 |
Russulaceae | Lactarius acutus R. Heim | ADK5251, MKH001 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.31 |
Lactifluus annulatoangustifolius (Beeli) Buyck | ADK5862 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.18 | |
Lactifluus pelliculatus (Beeli) Buyck | MKH012 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.21 | |
Lactarius sp. | MKH075 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.16 | |
Russula annulata R. Heim | ADK5243, MKH014 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.20 | |
Russula inflata Buyck | ADK5217 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.18 | |
Russula meleagris Buyck | ADK5708, MKH113 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.22 | |
Russula porphyrocephala Buyck | ADK5750, MKH178 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.16 | |
Russula pruinata Buyck | ADK5193, MKH115 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.17 | |
Russula striatoviridis Buyck | ADK5896 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.33 | |
Russula sesemoindu Beeli | ADK5816, MKH146 | Food, myth and belief | 0.8 | 0.00 | 0.38 | |
Sarcoscyphaceae | Cookeina speciosa (Fr.) Dennis | ADK5171, MKH054 | Food, recreational use | 1.3 | 0.00 | 0.53 |
Schizophyllaceae | Schizophyllum commune Fr. | MKH108 | Food, medicinal use, myth and belief | 1.4 | 0.13 | 1.45 |
Strophariaceae | Gymnopilus zenkeri (Henn.) Singer | ADK5619 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.52 |
Tapinellaceae | Tapinella panuoides (Fr.) E.-J. Gilbert | MKH043 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.16 |
Tricholomataceae | Clitocybula sp. | ADK5220 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.26 |
Collybia aurea (Beeli) Pegler | ADK5211 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.40 | |
Collybia sp. | MKH154 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.36 | |
Lepista sp. | MKH085 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.34 | |
Leucopaxillus sp. | ADK5229 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.16 | |
Xerocomaceae | Xerocomus spinulosus Heinem. & Gooss.-Font. | ADK5209 | Food | 0.4 | 0.00 | 0.08 |
Xylariaceae | Daldinia eschscholtzii (Ehrenb.) Rehm | ADK524, MKH179 | Medicinal use | 0.6 | 0.86 | 0.86 |
Chi squared test | p value | 0.00598 | 2.2e−16 | 2.2e−16 | ||
Significance | ** | *** | *** | |||