Termitomyces heimii
Termitomyces heimii is a species of agaric fungus in the family Lyophyllaceae. Described as new to science in 1979, it is found in India. The specific epithet heimii honors French mycologist Roger Heim.[1] The fruit bodies (mushrooms) produced by the fungus are edible.[2]
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| Termitomyces heimii Natarajan (1979) | |
References
- Natarajan K. (1979). "South Indian Agaricales V: Termitomyces heimii". Mycologia. 71 (4): 853–5. doi:10.2307/3759201.
- Boa E. (2004). Wild Edible Fungi: A Global Overview of Their Use and Importance to People (Non-Wood Forest Products). Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN. p. 140. ISBN 92-5-105157-7.
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