Macrofungi of Guatemala, the Glossary
Guatemala is one of the richest biodiversity hotspots in the world.[1]
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53 relations: Abies guatemalensis, Agaricales, Alta Verapaz Department, Amanita, Amanita caesarea, Amazônia Legal, Ascomycota, Baja Verapaz Department, Basidiomycota, Belize, Biodiversity hotspot, Biotope, Boletales, Calvatia, Cantharellus cibarius, Chimaltenango, Cloud forest, Ecological niche, Ectomycorrhiza, Edible mushroom, Ethnomycology, Geastrum, Guatemala, Guatemala Biodiversity, Guatemala Department, Guatemalan Civil War, Helvella, Honduras, Huehuetenango, Laccaria, Lactarius, Lactarius deliciosus, Lactarius indigo, Lycoperdon, Maya peoples, Mayan languages, Mexico, Mushroom, Nicaragua, Oak, Petén Basin, Pine, Polyporales, Quetzaltenango, Quiché Department, Rainforest, Russula, Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, Sporocarp (fungus), Suillus, ... Expand index (3 more) »
- Biota of Guatemala
Abies guatemalensis
Abies guatemalensis, the Guatemalan fir or pinabete, is an evergreen tree native to Central America and is the southernmost member of the genus Abies being spread to the south lower than 14° N. Its range is from southern (less from western and central) Mexico in the north to Honduras and El Salvador in the south.
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Agaricales
The Agaricales are an order of fungi in the division Basidiomycota.
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Alta Verapaz Department
Alta Verapaz is a department in the north central part of Guatemala.
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Amanita
The genus Amanita contains about 600 species of agarics, including some of the most toxic known mushrooms found worldwide, as well as some well-regarded edible species (and many species of unknown edibility).
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Amanita caesarea
Amanita caesarea, commonly known as Caesar's mushroom, is a highly regarded edible mushroom in the genus Amanita, native to southern Europe and North Africa. Macrofungi of Guatemala and Amanita caesarea are edible fungi.
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Amazônia Legal
Amazônia Legal, also known as Brazil's Legal Amazon (BLA), is the largest socio-geographic division in Brazil, containing all nine states in the Amazon basin.
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Ascomycota
Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Macrofungi of Guatemala and Ascomycota are Mycology.
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Baja Verapaz Department
Baja Verapaz is a department in Guatemala.
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Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota is one of two large divisions that, together with the Ascomycota, constitute the subkingdom Dikarya (often referred to as the "higher fungi") within the kingdom Fungi. Macrofungi of Guatemala and Basidiomycota are Mycology.
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Belize
Belize (Bileez) is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America.
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Biodiversity hotspot
A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with significant levels of biodiversity that is threatened by human habitation.
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Biotope
A biotope is an area of uniform environmental conditions providing a living place for a specific assemblage of plants and animals.
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Boletales
The Boletales are an order of Agaricomycetes containing over 1300 species with a diverse array of fruiting body types.
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Calvatia
Calvatia is a genus of puffball mushrooms that includes the giant puffball ''C. gigantea''.
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Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius (Latin: cantharellus, "chanterelle"; cibarius, "culinary") is the golden chanterelle, the type species of the chanterelle genus Cantharellus. Macrofungi of Guatemala and cantharellus cibarius are edible fungi.
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Chimaltenango
Chimaltenango is a city in Guatemala with a population of 96,985 (2018 census).
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Cloud forest
A cloud forest, also called a water forest, primas forest, or tropical montane cloud forest, is a generally tropical or subtropical, evergreen, montane, moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud cover, usually at the canopy level, formally described in the International Cloud Atlas (2017) as silvagenitus.
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Ecological niche
In ecology, a niche is the match of a species to a specific environmental condition.
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Ectomycorrhiza
An ectomycorrhiza (from Greek ἐκτός ektos, "outside", μύκης mykes, "fungus", and ῥίζα rhiza, "root"; pl. ectomycorrhizas or ectomycorrhizae, abbreviated EcM) is a form of symbiotic relationship that occurs between a fungal symbiont, or mycobiont, and the roots of various plant species.
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Edible mushroom
Edible mushrooms are the fleshy fruit bodies of several species of macrofungi (fungi that bear fruiting structures large enough to be seen with the naked eye). Macrofungi of Guatemala and Edible mushroom are edible fungi.
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Ethnomycology
Ethnomycology is the study of the historical uses and sociological impact of fungi and can be considered a subfield of ethnobotany or ethnobiology.
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Geastrum
Geastrum (orthographical variant Geaster) is a genus of puffball-like mushrooms in the family Geastraceae.
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Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America.
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Guatemala Biodiversity
According to Parkswatch and the IUCN, Guatemala is considered the fifth biodiversity hotspot in the world.
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Guatemala Department
Guatemala Department is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala.
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Guatemalan Civil War
The Guatemalan Civil War was a civil war in Guatemala fought from 1960 to 1996 between the government of Guatemala and various leftist rebel groups.
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Helvella
Helvella is a genus of ascomycete fungus of the family Helvellaceae.
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Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America.
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Huehuetenango
Huehuetenango is a city and municipality in the highlands of western Guatemala.
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Laccaria
Laccaria is a genus around 75 species of fungus found in both temperate and tropical regions of the world.
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Lactarius
Lactarius is a genus of mushroom-producing, ectomycorrhizal fungi, containing several edible species.
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Lactarius deliciosus
Lactarius deliciosus, commonly known as the delicious milk cap, saffron milk cap, or red pine mushroom, is one of the best known members of the large milk-cap genus Lactarius in the order Russulales. Macrofungi of Guatemala and Lactarius deliciosus are edible fungi.
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Lactarius indigo
Lactarius indigo, commonly known as the indigo milk cap, indigo milky, indigo lactarius, blue lactarius, or blue milk mushroom, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Russulaceae. Macrofungi of Guatemala and lactarius indigo are edible fungi.
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Lycoperdon
Lycoperdon is a genus of puffball mushrooms.
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Maya peoples
The Maya are an ethnolinguistic group of indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica.
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Mayan languages
The Mayan languagesIn linguistics, it is conventional to use Mayan when referring to the languages, or an aspect of a language.
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Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.
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Mushroom
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. Macrofungi of Guatemala and mushroom are edible fungi.
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Nicaragua
Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest country in Central America, comprising.
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Oak
An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus Quercus of the beech family.
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Petén Basin
The Petén Basin is a geographical subregion of the Maya Lowlands, primarily located in northern Guatemala within the Department of El Petén, and into the state of Campeche in southeastern Mexico.
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Pine
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus Pinus of the family Pinaceae.
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Polyporales
The Polyporales are an order of about 1800 species of fungi in the division Basidiomycota.
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Quetzaltenango
Quetzaltenango (also known by its Maya name Xelajú or Xela) is both the seat of the namesake Department and municipality, in Guatemala.
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Quiché Department
Quiché is a department of Guatemala.
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Rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire.
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Russula
Russula is a very large genus composed of around 750 worldwide species of ectomycorrhizal mushrooms.
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Sierra de los Cuchumatanes
The Sierra de los Cuchumatanes is the highest non-volcanic mountain range in Central America.
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Sporocarp (fungus)
The sporocarp (also known as fruiting body, fruit body or fruitbody) of fungi is a multicellular structure on which spore-producing structures, such as basidia or asci, are borne. Macrofungi of Guatemala and sporocarp (fungus) are Mycology.
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Suillus
Suillus is a genus of basidiomycete fungi in the family Suillaceae and order Boletales.
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Traditional knowledge
Traditional knowledge (TK), indigenous knowledge (IK), folk knowledge, and local knowledge generally refer to knowledge systems embedded in the cultural traditions of regional, indigenous, or local communities.
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Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
The tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest is a habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature and is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes.
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Wetland
A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally for a shorter periods.
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See also
Biota of Guatemala
- Ecoregions of Guatemala
- Fauna of Guatemala
- Flora of Guatemala
- Macrofungi of Guatemala
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrofungi_of_Guatemala
, Traditional knowledge, Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, Wetland.