CATALOGING ECTOMYCORRHIZAL EDIBLE MUSHROOMS IN BRACHYSTEGIA BOEHMII TAUB. DOMINATED MIOMBO WOODLAND OF UPPER-KATANGA, RD CONGO
Authors: Kasongo wa Ngoy Kashiki Bill, Ngoy Lumbala Henry, Mbuyu Masengo Rosine, Sikyala Kavwika Yves, Longanga Akatshi Rachel, Mawazo Omari Sam, Musasa Kazadi Quetura, Jérôme Degreef and André De Kesel
Kasongo wa Ngoy Kashiki Bill: Université de Lubumbashi, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, 2 Route Kasapa, 1825 Lubumbashi, DR Congo.
Ngoy Lumbala Henry: Université de Lubumbashi, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, 2 Route Kasapa, 1825 Lubumbashi, DR Congo.
Mbuyu Masengo Rosine: Université de Lubumbashi, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, 2 Route Kasapa, 1825 Lubumbashi, DR Congo.
Sikyala Kavwika Yves: Université de Lubumbashi, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, 2 Route Kasapa, 1825 Lubumbashi, DR Congo.
Longanga Akatshi Rachel: Université de Lubumbashi, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, 2 Route Kasapa, 1825 Lubumbashi, DR Congo.
Mawazo Omari Sam: Université de Lubumbashi, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, 2 Route Kasapa, 1825 Lubumbashi, DR Congo.
Musasa Kazadi Quetura: Université de Lubumbashi, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, 2 Route Kasapa, 1825 Lubumbashi, DR Congo.
Jérôme Degreef: Meise Botanic Garden, Nieuwelaan 38, B-1860 Meise, Belgium & Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Service Général de l’Enseignement Universitaire et de la Recherche Scientifique, Rue A. Lavallée 1, B-1080 Brussels, Belgium.
André De Kesel: Meise Botanic Garden, Nieuwelaan 38, B-1860 Meise, Belgium.
ABSTRACT
This study explores the variety of edible ectomycorrhizal mushrooms present in miombo woodlands, specifically those dominated by Brachystegia boehmii Taub, at Mikembo Sanctuary in Upper-Katanga, RD Congo. Species identification was based on macroscopic characteristics. Our discoveries enumerate twenty-eight species across five distinct families: Amanitaceae, Boletaceae, Cantharellaceae, Clavulinaceae, and Russulaceae. Russulaceae and Cantharellaceae are the most prevalent, representing 39% and 32% of the species found, followed by Boletaceae and Amanitaceae with 14% and 11% respectively. Clavulinaceae, with a single identified species, stands as the last represented family with 4%. The evaluation of the diversity of edible macromycetes basis of DNA sequencing will be the subject of our future studies.
Keywords: Macro-fungi, Caesalpinioideae trees, Zambesian Woodland