Traditional knowledge of fungi in western Honduras
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https://doi.org/10.5377/rct.v0i13.1710Keywords:
fungi toxins, etno-mycology, fungi diversity, eatable fungiAbstract
The fungi are the eukaryotic living organisms which are most diverse and abundant in the planet, after the insects. Besides their diversity, the fungi are relevant for their cultural utilization in the whole world. This study had the intention to rescue and validate the traditional practices brought from the uses and forms of utilization of the fungi by the inhabitants of the communities located in the west of Honduras. The method of participant observation was used, and it included direct observation, surveys, interviews, statements of life to determine the ecology, identification of the toxic and eatable species, forms of preparation, forms of preservation, distribution, abundance and other uses, origin, morphology, distribution and transmission of knowledge; to conclude the study with the zone's fungi taxonomy based upon classic and molecular methods. For the first time, this study describes the species of most used fungi in the west of Honduras, and the knowledge the communities possess in this matter.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/rct.v0i13.1710
Revista Ciencia y Tecnología, No. 13, diciembre 2013: 19-29
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