Wild Edible Mushroom from Central Kalimantan and Its Potential for Other Benefits

Abstract

All cities and districts in the province of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, have wild edible mushrooms. The research was conducted for a year (April 2023-April 2024). Twenty kinds of wild edible mushrooms were found in this study, with species names: Auricularia sp., Campanella buettneri, Calostoma insigne, Cookeina sulcipes, Favolaschia pustulosa, Hygrocybe conica, H. chloropana, Inocybe sp., Termitomyces sp, Lentinus sp., L. tigrinus, Oudemansiella sp., Phallus indusiatus, Pleurotus sp., P. ostreatus, Schizophillum commune, Tremella fuciformis, and V. volvaceae. The predominant genus are Pleurotus, Auricularia, Schizophyllum, Lentinus, and Volvariella. In addition, four species were growing on the ground, while the other remains were found on rotting plant stems in peat and non-peat forest areas. The potential nutritional and medicinal value of wild edible mushrooms, their benefits for health, and their applications in various industrial processes—such as wastewater treatment, bio-bleaching, detergent manufacture, dye degradation, juice clarification, biofuel production, and increased oil recovery—need to be optimized.