Lanmaoa asiatica
Lanmaoa asiatica is a species of bolete mushroom in the family Boletaceae that is native to southwest China[1] and adjacent regions. It is reddish in color[2] and its plant host is pine.
| Lanmaoa asiatica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Lanmaoa |
| Species: | L. asiatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Lanmaoa asiatica G. Wu & Zhu L. Yang | |
It is considered a choice wild edible in Yunnan Province[2] and may have hallucinogenic compounds which may or may not be removable by cooking. It is unclear what compounds exist in the fungi that could cause such hallucinations, but if they exist they are likely to be different from those in psilocybin mushrooms.[3]
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ate a dish with L. asiatica when visiting China in July 2023.[1]
References
- Wong, Maggie (July 15, 2023). "Mushroom diplomacy: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sets off culinary craze in China". CNN.
- "Home - Lanmaoa asiatica v1.0". mycocosm.jgi.doe.gov.
- https://weekly.chinacdc.cn/en/article/doi/10.46234/ccdcw2022.010
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