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Taxonomic Identity, Geographic Distribution, and Commercial Exploitation of the Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom Pleurotus nebrodensis (Basidiomycetes)

2016

An updated overview of the outcome of studies conducted on the culinary-medicinal mushroom Pleurotus nebrodensis is presented by placing emphasis on the clarification of the taxonomic identity of P. nebrodensis and other related taxa possessing entirely white to cream basidiomes, which grow in association with different plants of the family Apiaceae. Cultivation techniques, quality of the product sold and sales price, as well as nutritional and medicinal aspects are discussed. Taking also into consideration the high economic importance of P. nebrodensis, it is essential to proceed with the verification of the commercial strains currently available in the international market under the name …

ChinaIdentity (social science)010501 environmental sciencesBiologyPleurotusDNA Ribosomal01 natural sciencesApplied Microbiology and Biotechnologymedicinal and edible mushrooms fungal taxonomy medicinal use Umbellifers Pleurotus nebrodensisMedicinal mushroomSpecies Specificity0502 economics and businessDrug DiscoveryBotanyHumansDNA FungalPhylogeny0105 earth and related environmental sciencesPharmacologyPleurotus nebrodensisBiological ProductsMushroomGeographyGreeceSettore BIO/02 - Botanica Sistematica05 social sciencesFungal geneticsbiology.organism_classificationGeographic distributionTaxonItalyFoodSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataSale price050203 business & managementInternational Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms
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Pleurotus eryngii var. thapsiae var. nov. from Sicily

2002

Field investigation in the Sicilian territory allowed the study of Pleurotus eryngii basidiomata growing in association with Thapsia garganica. The evaluation of morphological, ecological, distribution and isozyme, and PCR-RAPD data together with a revision of Bresadola's herbarium specimens kept in the Herbarium Botanische Staatssamlung (M) led to the description of a new variety, Pleurotus eryngii var. tahpsiae var. nov.

Fungal taxonomy ecology Mediterranean area Pleurotus eryngii Umbellifers edible mushrooms ApiaceaeSettore BIO/02 - Botanica Sistematica
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