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Ethnomycological remarks on the Iceman’s fungi
2000Three fungal objects were among the numerous items of the Iceman’s equipment: the so called “Black Matter” filling up the major part of the “girdle bag” and two different shaped fungal fragments, each mounted separately on a leather thong. The “Black Matter” was shown to be a tinder material prepared from the “true tinder bracket” Fomes fomentarius (L.:
U. Peintner, R. Pöder
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Ethnomycological notes. II. Meteorites and fungus lore
Mycologist, 2006Abstract We have found a connection between outer space phenomenon (such as meteors and meteorites) and fungus lore revered by ancestral cultures. This is useful to ethnomycology, studying the range of complexity and conditions in which a fungus myth was developed.
Á.M. Nieves-Rivera, D.A. White
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Evolution of Fungi and Update on Ethnomycology
2016In the last 20 years, studies on the early evolution of fungi have made significant developments with the assistance of molecular clock dating methods and new fossil evidence. The origin of fungi probably dates back over 800 million years ago. The evolution of major fungal phyla is also reviewed.
De-Wei Li +2 more
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Some Ethnomycological Studies from Madhya Pradesh, India
1999Madhya Pradesh in central India lies between 17°48’N and 26°52’N latitude and 70°2’E and 84°24’E longitude and abounds in biodiversity of flora and fauna due to its rich forest cover. It has a geographical area of 443,446 sq. km, of which 30.5% is under forest (Anon., 1995). It is home to a number of primitive tribes, namely Gond, Bhil, Baigas, Saharia,
N. S. K. Harsh, B. K. Rai, V. K. Soni
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From Ethnomycology to Fungal Biotechnology: A Historical Perspective
1999Some 1.5 million species of fungi are believed to exist all over the world, of which only about 72,000 (less than 5%) have been described so far (Hawksworth, 1991; Hawksworth et al., 1995). These display a wide variety of morphological forms ranging from the microscopic unicellular yeasts to multicellular macroscopic mushrooms. The vegetative structure
Myank U. Charaya, R. S. Mehrotra
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An Ethnomycological Review of Psychoactive Agarics in Australia and New Zealand
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 1991A comprehensive review is presented of the recreational and accidental ingestion of psychoactive mushrooms in Australia and New Zealand; 15 recognized species are considered from Australia and eight from New Zealand. Common epithets, potency levels, and methods of ingestion are discussed.
J W, Allen, M D, Merlin, K L, Jansen
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Ethnomycology and Folk Remedies: Fact and Fiction
1999A comprehensive account on the study of fungi in folklore and rituals, from prehistoric times to the present day, was given by Wasson (1968). The study of fungi in folklore, fiction and rituals from prehistoric times to the modern era is called the science of ethnomycology (see also Charaya and Mehrotra in this volume).
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