Phallus indusiatus, commonly called the bamboo mushrooms, bamboo pith, long net stinkhorn, crinoline stinkhorn or veiled lady, is a fungus in the family Phallaceae, or stinkhorns. It has a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical areas, and is found in southern Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Australia, where it grows … See more Phallus indusiatus was initially described by French naturalist Étienne Pierre Ventenat in 1798, and sanctioned under that name by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1801. One author anonymously gave his impressions of … See more Immature fruit bodies of P. indusiatus are initially enclosed in an egg-shaped to roughly spherical subterranean structure encased in a peridium. The "egg" ranges in color from whitish to buff to reddish-brown, measures up to 6 cm (2.4 in) in diameter, and usually has a … See more In eastern Asia, P. indusiatus is considered a delicacy and an aphrodisiac. Previously only collected in the wild, where it is not abundant, it was difficult to procure. The mushroom's scarcity meant that it was usually reserved for special occasions. In the … See more • YouTube Time-lapse video of P. indusiatus growth See more The range of Phallus indusiatus is tropical, including Africa (Congo, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zaire ) South America (Brazil Guyana, and Venezuela ), Central America (Costa Rica), and Tobago. … See more According to ethnomycologist R. Gordon Wasson, P. indusiatus was consumed in Mexican divinatory ceremonies on account of its suggestive … See more Medicinal properties have been ascribed to Phallus indusiatus from the time of the Chinese Tang Dynasty when it was described in pharmacopoeia. The fungus was used to treat … See more WebDictyophora phalloidea var. rochesterensis (Lloyd) Sacc. & Trotter Dictyophora phalloidea var. rosea (Ces.) Lloyd Dictyophora rosea (Ces.) E.Fisch. Hymenophallus duplicatus (Bosc) Nees Hymenophallus indusiatus (Vent.) Nees Hymenophallus indusiatus subsp. duplicatus Schwein.
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WebDictyophora phalloidea var. callichroa (Möller) Lloyd, Synopsis of the known phalloids(7): 20 (1909) Dictyophora phalloidea var. rochesterensis (Lloyd) Sacc. & Trotter, Syll. fung. … WebFH: 00416764 Dictyophora phalloidea Desvaux Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul Sao Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul [no data available] 1930 FH: 00416760 Dictyophora phalloidea Desvaux Cuba: [no additional data] C. Wright 490 FH: 00416759 Dictyophora phalloidea Desvaux Panama: San Jose Island, Pearl Archipelago C. O. Erlanson 328 1945-6-22 rcs green bubble
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WebA unique repository of information on India's biodiversity. synonym: Dictyophora callichroa Möller 1895: synonym: Dictyophora indusiata (Vent.) Desv. 1809: synonym WebDictyophora indusiata f. aurantiaca Kobayasi 1938: synonym: Dictyophora indusiata f. callichroa (Möller) Kobayasi 1965: synonym: Dictyophora indusiata f. indusiata (Vent.) … WebRhizomorphs radiating from a fruiting body of Dictyophora phalloidea (Veiled stinkhorn) in forest soil of the Botanical Garden in Bogor, Java. The thin litter layer of decomposing leaves is removed, and the mush-room is replaced by a Dutch 21/2 guilder piece, slightly smaller than a silver dollar. 2. Forest soil (under Pinus rcs gmbh 08344