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Table 3 Inventory of edible and medicinal mushrooms collected from the Kilum-Ijim forest North West Cameroon

From: Ethnomycological study in the Kilum-Ijim mountain forest, Northwest Region, Cameroon

Sample collection no.

Species

Vernacular name

Meaning

Habitat

Period of collection

Use

Agaricaceae

 PLSB038

Vascellum pretense (Pers.) Kreise

Not known

Not known

Soil

March-Oct

Medicine

Auriculariaceae

 DCF058

Auricularia polytricha (Mont.) Sacc.

Vutungleh

Ear shaped

Decomposing wood

March-June

Food/medicine

Ganodermataceae

 ACF001

Ganoderma applanatum (Pers.) Pat.

Awo’oh fuka

Mushroom on wood

Decomposing wood

All year round

Medicine

Lyophyllaceae

 IBAL001

Termitomyces microcarpus (Berk.& Broome) R. Heim

Futiatih/Mutotos

Tiny mushrooms

Termite hills

March-April

Food/medicine

 IBAL002

Termitomyces sp.1 R.Heim

Awo’oh/kiwo’oh

Mushroom on wood

Termite hills

March-April

Food

 IBAL003

Termitomyces sp.2 R.Heim

Awo’oh/kiwo’oh

Mushroom on wood

Termite hills

March-April

Food

 BAT001

Termitomyces striatus (Beeli) R.Heim

Awo’oh/kiwo’oh

Mushroom on wood

Termite hills

March-April

Food

Polyporaceae

 USCF003

Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.) Murrill

Allem/kilim

“Meatlike”

Decomposing wood

March-June

Food

 ACF006

Lentinus squarrosulus Mont. 1842

Ntaghagheus

Tough skin

Decomposing wood

March-June

Food/medicine

 DCF025

Polyporus dictyopus Mont. 1835

Ntaghagheus

Tough skin

Decomposing wood

March-Oct

Food/medicine

 DCF15

Polyporus tenuiculus (Beauv.) Fr.

Ntaghagheus

Tough skin

Decomposing wood

March-Oct

Food

 PLSO004

Trametes versicolor (L.) Lloyd

Awo’oh fuka

Mushroom on wood

Decomposing wood

March-Oct

Medicine

Xylariaceae

 DCF057

Daldinia concentrica (Bolton) Cesati & de Notaris

Awo’oh fuka

Mushroom on wood

Standing wood

March-Oct

Medicine

 PLSB27

Xylaria sp. Hill ex Schrank

Awo’oh fuka

Mushroom on wood

Decomposing wood

All year round

Medicine