Uses and importance of wild fungi: traditional knowledge from the Tshopo province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Main Authors: Héritier Milenge Kamalebo (Author), Hippolyte Nshimba Seya Wa Malale (Author), Cephas Masumbuko Ndabaga (Author), Jérôme Degreef (Author), André De Kesel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Wild mushrooms constitute an important non-timber forest product that provides diverse substances and services, especially food and income for local communities from many parts of the world. This study presents original ethnomycological documentation from the dense rainforests of...