Amanita princeps
In Laos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. princeps
Binomial name
Amanita princeps
Corner & Bas (1962)

Amanita princeps, the head man slender Caesar, is a species of agaric fungus in the genus Amanita.[1] It is found in tropical China, Southeast Asia, and the Malay Peninsula down to Singapore. It is edible, and is collected in the wild and sold in local markets.[2] Many incidents of mushroom poisoning have occurred among Laotian and Hmong immigrants to North America, since it is easily confused with Amanita phalloides, the death cap, in both appearance and odor.[3]

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References

  1. ^ Tulloss, R. E. (7 November 2021). "Amanita princeps". amanitaceae.org. Amanitaceae studies. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ Srikram, Amporn; Supapvanich, Suriyan (2016). "Proximate compositions and bioactive compounds of edible wild and cultivated mushrooms from Northeast Thailand". Agriculture and Natural Resources. 50 (6): 432–436. doi:10.1016/j.anres.2016.08.001.
  3. ^ Childs, Craig (9 February 2019). "Death-Cap Mushrooms are Spreading Across North America". The Atlantic. Retrieved 8 November 2021.


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