Biology:Lanmaoa asiatica

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Short description: Species of fungus

Lanmaoa asiatica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Lanmaoa
Species:
L. asiatica
Binomial name
Lanmaoa asiatica
G. Wu & Zhu L. Yang

Lanmaoa asiatica is a species of bolete mushroom in the family Boletaceae that is native to southwest China[1] and adjacent regions. It is reddish in color[2] and its plant host is pine.

It is considered a choice wild edible in Yunnan Province[2] and may have hallucinogenic compounds which may or may not be removable by cooking. It is unclear what compounds exist in the fungi that could cause such hallucinations, but if they exist, they are likely to be different from those in psilocybin mushrooms.[3]

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ate a dish with L. asiatica when visiting China in July 2023.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q54371296 entry