University of Santo Tomas; University of Santo Tomas; Central Luzon State University; National Science & Technology Development Agency - Thailand; National Center Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (BIOTEC); Mae Fah Luang University
Type
Article
Source Title
MYCOSPHERE
Year
2013
Volume
4
Issue
3
Page
478-494
Open Access
gold
Publisher
MYCOSPHERE PRESS
DOI
10.5943/mycosphere/4/3/4
Format
PDF
Abstract
The species of macrofungi found in ancestral domains and resettlement areas of Aetas in three provinces of Luzon are presented in this paper. A total of 76 species of macrofungi were collected from May to October 2011. Fifty-three of the macrofungi were identified up to species level while 23 were identified up to genus level only. The macrofungi belonged to 23 taxonomic families. Some of the collected macrofungi were recorded only in either the ancestral domain (Auricularia polytricha) or in resettlement areas (Ganoderma sinense and Pleurotus sajor-caju). The majority of the fungi were recorded during the rainy season. Many of the collected fungi were not also utilized by the Aeta communities. This is the first comparative report of macrofungi in ancestral domains and resettlement areas of the Aetas in Central Luzon.
