Macro-fungal diversity in the Kilum-Ijim forest, Cameroon

Teke, NA

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“…The dried samples were carefully wrapped in absorbant papers and preserved over blue silica gel in ziplock bags for later identification while duplicates were deposited in the University of Buea hebarium. Molecular identification was carried out in the Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA) laboratory Nairobi, Kenya, as reported by [ 32 ] in which total DNA was extracted from powdered samples using the DNeasy® Plant Mini Kit (QIAGENGroup) as per the manufacturer’s protocol with minor modifications. DNA concentration and purity were determined by NanoDrop spectrophotometer (Thermo Scientific NanoDrop 2000) at absorbance (A260/280).…”

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

Teke

Kinge

Bechem

et al. 2018

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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BackgroundMajority of the people in rural areas depend on traditional fungi-based medicines to combat different illnesses. This ethnomycological survey was undertaken to document the traditional knowledge of mushrooms among the communities in the Kilum-Ijim mountain forest reserve. Although macrofungi are exploited for food and medicine, their ethnomycological knowledge has not been documented in this ecosystem.MethodsA field study was carried out between 2014 and 2015; 14 mushrooms used by the local communities were collected and identified using the polymorphism of the ribosomal ITS1, 5.8S, and ITS2 regions. Semi-structured questionnaires, focus group discussions, and pictorial method were used to collect information on edibility, local names, indigenous knowledge, and the role of macrofungi in ten communities.ResultsEthnomycological findings revealed that mushrooms were used as food and medicine, while the non-edible species were regarded as food from Satan. Eight species, Polyporus tenuiculus, Termitomyces striatus, Termitomyces microcarpus Auricularia polytricha, Laetiporus sulphureus, Termitomyces sp.1, Termitomyces sp.2, and Polyporus dictyopus, were reported as edible and Auricularia polytricha, Daldinia concentrica, Ganoderma applanatum, Lentinus squarrosulus, Polyporus dictyopus, Termitomyces microcarpus, Trametes versicolor, Vascellum pretense and Xylaria sp., were used as medicine in traditional health care. Local names were found to be a very important factor in distinguishing between edible, medicinal, and poisonous mushrooms. Edible mushrooms are called “awo’oh” in Belo and “Kiwoh” in Oku. Poisonous mushrooms were commonly referred to as “awo’oh Satan” in Belo and “Kiwohfiyini” in Oku. Mushrooms were highly valued as a source of protein and as a substitute for meat in their diets. It is worth noting that Polyporus dictyopus was reported here for the first time in literature as an edible mushroom species.ConclusionLocal knowledge of medicinal mushrooms in the treatment of different illness still exists in all ten villages surveyed. Elderly men and women appear to play an important role in primary health care services in these communities. This survey underscores the need to preserve and document traditional knowledge of the different medicinal mushrooms used in treating different illnesses and for more future scientific research on the mushrooms to determine their efficacy and their safety.

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

Teke

Kinge

Bechem

et al. 2018

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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“…The substrata of the molecularly identified macrofungi in this study by Teke et al (2017) in the Kilum-Ijim forest were recorded (Table 8). Majority of the macrofungi occurred on dead wood and accounts for high decomposition rate in forest wood while few macrofungi occurred on dung.…”

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Mushroom species richness, distribution and substrate specificity in the Kilum-Ijim forest reserve of Cameroon

Teke¹,

Kinge²,

Bechem³

et al. 2019

J. App. Bioscience.

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Objectives: Mushroom species richness, distribution and substrate specificity are essential considerations for conservation and management of forest ecosystems. In this study in the Kilum-Ijim mountain forest, mushroom species richness, distribution and substrate specificity was evaluated. Methodology and results: Fixed size plot method, opportunistic and downed wood sampling methods according to Mueller et al. (2004) was used for mushroom survey in 2015 in five sites in the Kilum-Ijim forest. The number of species, diversity in each site as well as substrate and morphotypes were recorded and calculated. A total of 393 macrofungi samples were collected. Highest collection (135) was recorded in September while January registered the least (22). Plantlife Sanctuary Oku recorded the highest number of macrofungal (109) while the least (44) was recorded in Anyajua community forest. Macrofungi were found on five varying substrates and ten different morphological forms of macrofungal were recorded. Conclusions and application of findings: Mushrooms species richness differed in the five sites surveyed in the Kilum-Ijim forest. Podoscypha petalodes had the highest number of species across all the five sites followed by Coprinus fissolanatus, Polyporus dictopus, Favolachia calocera and Xylaria sp. The Agaricaceae and Polyporaceae were the most abundant family. Majority of the mushroom species were found on dead wood substrate and few on dung and standing tree substrates. The result on species richness, distribution and substrate specificity of mushrooms widens the knowledge on mycodiversity and substrate relationship which is an important factor for conservation and utilization as well as for the sustainable forest ecosystem management. Also, the result projects the importance of geographic location of substrates on the distribution of mushrooms which is of immense value for conservation. There is variation in the substrate preferred by mushrooms and likely this factor influences the extent of occurrence and nutritional content.

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“…Since these early works no Cameroonian entolomatoid fungi have been formally described, although a few have appeared in regional checklists (e.g. Kinge et al 2013, Teke et al 2017).…”

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New species of Entolomataceae from Cameroon

Largent

Henkel

Siegel³

et al. 2020

Fungal Systematics and Evolution

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Six species of Entoloma (Entolomataceae, Agaricales, Basidiomycota) are described from recent Cameroonian collections: E. bisterigmatum, E. brunneoloaurantiacum, E. djaense, E. intricatum, E. versiforme, and E. parvistellatum. These species occur in tropical rainforests dominated by ectomycorrhizal trees in the genera Gilbertiodendron and Uapaca. Data on macromorphology, micromorphology, DNA sequences, habitat and comparisons with similar taxa are provided for each. This is the first contemporary taxonomic work on the Entolomataceae from Cameroon.

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Macro-fungal diversity in the Kilum-Ijim forest, Cameroon

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

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

Mushroom species richness, distribution and substrate specificity in the Kilum-Ijim forest reserve of Cameroon

New species of Entolomataceae from Cameroon

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