Utilization of macrofungi by some indigenous communities for food and medicine in Peninsular Malaysia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2062-2065

  Lee, S S ^a   Chang, Y S ^a   Noraswati, M N R ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Food; Indigenous communities; Macrofungi utilization; Malaysia; Medicine

Indexed keywords

FOOD; FOREST AREAS; GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS; INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; LIGNOSUS; MACROFUNGI UTILIZATION; MALAYSIA; ORAL TRADITIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS;

SURVEYS;

FUNGI;

COMMERCIALIZATION; FOOD; FUNGUS; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

AGARICUS BISPORUS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; LIGNOSUS; PLATANISTA;

EID: 63749132826     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.09.044     Document Type: Article

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