Ethnicity and Gender Variability in the Diversity, Recognition and Exploitation of Wild Useful Fungi in Pobè Region (Benin, West Africa)

Codjia et Yorou. J. Appl. Biosci. 2014 . Ethnicity and gender variability in the diversity of Wild Useful Fungi in Pobe region, Benin Jour nal of Applied Biosciences 78:67 29 – 6742

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Ethnicity and gender variability in the diversity, recognition and exploitation of Wild Useful Fungi in Pobè region (Benin, West Africa)

Codjia JEI 1* and Yorou NS 2 ´ ABSTRACT Objective: Methodology and results: Collybia Volaviella volvacea Conclusion and application of results: Keywords: RÉSUMÉ Objectif :

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Méthodologie et résultats : ´ ´ ´ Collybia Volvariella ´ ´ ´´ ´ ´ ´ Conclusion et application des résultats Mots clés : INTRODUCTION et al. et al et al et al et al et al et al MATERIAL AND METHOD Study environnement:

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Elaeis guineensis Terminalia superba , Triplochiton scleroxylon ., Dialium guineense , Ceiba pentandra , Afzelia africana , Piptadeniastrum africana , Cleistopholis patens , Albizia , Irvingia gabonensis

Figure 1 Source Sampling techniques:

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Table 1 : Male Female Positive Negativ e Total 1-α / 2. U1-α /2 ≈ 1,96 d (1- α /2) 2 U 1 - ααα /2 x P (1 - P) N = 2 2 d2 N= (1.96) x 0.94 x 0.06 / (0.05) N= 86,66 ≈ 87 N = P 2 U 1- α/2 Table 2 : Ethnic group Percentage Respondents per Male Female (%) ethnic group Nagot and Holli Fons Others Total

Specimens sampling: et al et al et al

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et al et al Data analyses: • • • • n = RUV i ∑Species i i

∑ EUV ek e EUV = k N = TUV T ∑ EUV k k 1 DI = P 2 ∑ e Pe 1 DI max) EI = DI / DI max. K = 100 x 2a / (2a + b + c) a , c 0 b

RESULTS Diversity of Wild Useful Fungi in Pobè region:

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Table 3 Scientific names local name + appreciation Signification N° Nagot Holli Fon Nagot Holli Fon 1 Volvariella volvacea 2 Collybia 3 Marasmius

4 Lentinus squarrosulus 5 6 Termitomyces letestui 7 Termitomyces schimperi 8 Marasmiellus inoderma 9 10 11 Psathyrella tuberculata 12

Table 4 : N° Scientific names Non edible species Local names 1 2 Leucocoprinus cretatus 3 Gymnopilus cf . pupuratus 4 Ganoderma lucidum 5 Pleurotus 6 Gymnopilus 7

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Photo 1: (a – e) a Volvariella volvacea b Collybia c Psathyrella tuberculata d Lentinus squarrosulus e Termitomyces schimperi

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Ethnomycologic use value : Table 5 Nagot Holli Fon EUV TUV EUV TUV EUV TUV Volvariella volvacea Collybia sp. Marasmius sp. L. squarrosulus mushroom sp1 Termitomyces shimperi mushroom sp2 mushroom sp4 Gerronema inoderma mushroom sp3 Termitomyces letestui Psathyrella tuberculata Legend F T M Ma TUV EUV Volvariella volvacea collybia

Variability of indigenous mycological knowledge between ethnic groups:

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Table 6 Nagot Holli Fon Volvariella volvacea Collybia sp. Marasmius sp. Lentinus squarrosulus mushroom sp1 Termitomyces schimperi mushroom sp2 mushroom sp4 Marasmiellus inoderma mushroom sp3 Termitomyces letestui Psathyrella tuberculata

Variability of edible species between ethnic groups:

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Table 7 Between Holli and Between Holli and Fon Between Nagot and Fon Nagot Values of K (%)

Holli

Nagot

Fon Number of species cited by ethnic ethnic group citedby species Number of DISCUSSION Diversity and variability of edible mushroom between ethnic groups : Culinary significance of wild edible fungi in Pobè region : Volvariella volvacea Collybia Volvariella volvacea et al et al et al Volvariella volvacea et al Phlebopus sudanicus et al et al Collybia et al Termitomyces Termitomyces et al et

6738 Codjia et Yorou. J. Appl. Biosci. 2014 . Ethnicity and gender variability in the diversity of Wild Useful Fungi in Pobe region, Benin al et al et al Termitomyces Use of wild mushroom on magico-religious plan: et al , et al Collybia Marasmius Psathyrella tuberculata. Aframomum melegueta et al et al Medicinal mushroom and use: collybia ., Psathyrella tuberculata Knowledge and sex influence in the recognition and exploitation of WEF: P. tuberculata Ganoderma colossus , Phellinus allardii Podaxis pistillaris et al et al et al., Volvariella volvacea Termitomyces robustus et al Ethnicity variability in the use of WEF: Termitomyces globulus Termitomyces clypeatus

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Volvariella volvacea Pleurotus et al Ganoderma colossus Phellinus allardii et al et al Peziza vesiculosa Boletus Composition and origin of local names of wild mushrooms: Pleurotus Juglansregia ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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