User:Soap/Termitomyces albuminosus
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| Species: | T. albuminosus
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| Termitomyces albuminosus (Berk.) Heim
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Termitomyces eurrhizus (Berk.) Heim | |
Termitomyces albuminosus is a long-stemmed mushroom grown in Yunnan province, China. Its Chinese name is 鸡枞 (pronounced "jīzōng") and it was formerly known scientifically as collybia albuminosa.[1]
Trivia[edit]
A menu from a restaurant in Beijing once erroneously translated the name of the mushroom as Wikipedia.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ E. R. Boa. Wild edible fungi: a global overview of their use and importance to people. p. 12.
- ^ http://ourfounder.typepad.com/leblog/2007/10/jimmy-wales-gro.html
External links[edit]
- http://ourfounder.typepad.com/leblog/2007/10/jimmy-wales-gro.html <--- the menu page
- http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/鸡枞 <--- Chinese wikipedia article on the mushroom