Lactarius gerardii
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Specific Epithetgerardii Peck
Description
This fungus has wide cap, convex then convex-plane with a depressed centre, yellowish brown to pale snuff brown with pale butter-yellow patches, dry, smooth and ridged from the centre to the margin. It has thin, white and crisp flesh while its gills are champagne to cream coloured, distant, thick and forking at the margin, shallow and exuding a white sap when damaged. The stipe is pale cigar brown and this fungus has a faint and sweet fragrance when fresh. It can be found growing under various dipterocarps and it is also found in Malaysian lowland rainforests.
Location
- Negeri Sembilan 1
- Selangor 1
Biodiversity Experts
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Jaya Seelan Sathiya Seelan (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
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Fungi,
Digital Sequence Information (DSI), Living Modified Organism (LMO), Synthetic Biology, Protected Areas, Climate Change & Invasive Alien Species
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Lee Su See (Dr.)
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
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Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecosystems, Education, Environment & Forest
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Mohammad Hafiz Syukri Bin Kassim (Mr.)
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
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Agriculture, Biodiversity, Conservation, Education, Forest & Genetics
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Patahayah Mansor (Mrs.)
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
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Biodiversity & Forest
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Sepiah Muid (Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
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Thi Bee Kin (Mrs.)
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
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Fungi,
Biodiversity, Conservation, Forest, Genetics, Molecular, Science, Systematics & Taxonomy
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References
- Lee, S.S., Chang, Y.S. & Rashid, N.M.N. (2008). Utilization of Macrofungi by Some Indigenous Communities for Food and Medicine in Peninsular Malaysia. Sustainable Forest Management and Poverty Alleviation: Roles of Traditional Forest-related Knowledge. pp. 94-97
- Chua, L.S.L., Lee, S.S., Alias, S.A., Jones, E.G.B., Zainuddin, N. & Chan, H.T. (2012). Checklist of Fungi of Malaysia, Issue/No. 132. Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Malaysia. pp. 556. — [ Adobe PDF (PDF) ]
- Lee, S.S. (2017). A Field Guide to the Larger Fungi of FRIM. Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Malaysia. pp. 174.
Acknowledgements :- Mr. Ahmad Amir Firdaus Bin Mad Apandi, Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Mr. Badrul Amin Bin Jaffar, Ms. Nurfadzilah Bt Azmi & Mr. Tan Kok Kiat
Species Citation :- Lactarius gerardii. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/13431. [Retrieved 11 May 2024].
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