some macrofungi found in the chiquibul forest

Some macrofungi found in the Chiquibul Forest

Bradley KroppBiology DepartmentUtah State UniversityLogan, Utah 84322 USA

Marasmius jalapensis – found on decaying wood throughout the neotropics.

Schizophyllum commune – very widespread. Also called xikin che, it is sometimes eaten in Belize.

Cookeina sulcipes – abundant on wood in the neotropics.

Cookeina tricholoma – a common wood-decay fungus.

Phillipsia domingensis Lepista nuda – occurring both in tropical and temperate regions.

Cordyceps melolonthae – frequently found on buried insects.

Macrolepiota sp. – one of the largest Chiquibul fungi, its name still needs to be found.

Geastrum saccatum – an “earthstar”, the spore powder has been used to heal the umbilical cord of newborns.

Cyathus berkeleyanus – a “bird’s nest fungus” that is widespread in the tropics.

Hydnodon thelephorum

Lepiota erythrosticta

Pleurotus flabellatus

Panaeolus phalaenarum – found on dung.

Lentaria surculus - widespread on wood in the tropics.

Ramariopsis kuntzei – found in both temperate and tropical areas.