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Edible Astraeus (Basidiomycota) from Thailand
Author(s) -
Petcharat Vasun
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2003.tb00423.x
Subject(s) - basidiomycota , biology , botany
Two edible species of Astraeus are widely collected for consumption and offered for sale in markets throughout Thailand. A. hygrometricus (Pers.) Morg. and A. thailandicus Petcharat are described herein, of which A. thailandicus Petcharat is further designated as a new species.