16. Ethnomycology in the “Tacaná volcano biosphere reserve”, , . MEDINA ARIAS FG1, ANDRADE GALLEGOS RH2 Y SÁNCHEZ JE2 1Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Tuxtla Guérrez, Chiapas, México 2 El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Apdo postal 36, , Chiapas. CP 30700, Mexico.

INTRODUCTION Table 1. Mushrooms known by the Mam ethnic group living in the Tacaná Volcano Biosphere Currently, in certain of Mexico, the mushroom-gathering tradion sll persist and is carried out by the Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico. whole family for self-consumpon (food, medicinal or religious purposes) and selling (1, 2). Empirical Note: **for substrates labeled with two asterisks, no scientific name was found. knowledge about the properes of mushrooms is part of the culture of many ethnic groups in this country. * saprophytes (S) y Mycorrhizal (M) Many groups are able to differenate between edible poisonous and medicinal mushrooms (1). Fruiting Nutrition Substrate uses •Chiapas, Mexico is known for its rich cultural and linguisc diversity. Of the 41 indigenous languages spoken, Name in Scientific Common period * Tzotzil and Tzeltal are the most widespread, accounng for 36% and 34.4%, respecvely. Mam is among the Mam Name Name less represented languages; Mam speakers constute 0.75% of the total indigenous populaon in the state (3) Chicharro tree (Platymiscium Edible Tx’iag’tap and live in isolated communies, in the mountains of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, which border Red May dimorphandrum) or Lactarius sp. M (4). mushroom to August Jak’tap •The aim of this study was to contribute to the rescue of mushroom knowledge and use by the Mam ethnic group in the Tacaná Volcano Biosphere Reserve; jusfied by the fact that studies of this nature have not been Alis tree (Alnus sp.), canac Edible (Chirantodendron carried out in the reserve, and that the Mam ethnic group and culture is characterisc of this area but is fast Sak’itzaj White pentadactylon), and elder disappearing, together with their culture and knowledge. or Pleurotus sp. April S mushroom (Sambucus sp.) • Xa’ig’zak’ •The Tacaná Volcano Biosphere Reserve • The Tacaná Volcano Biosphere Reserve (TVBR) is located between coordinates 15° 00´36´´- 15°12´00” LN and Ground around pine (Pinus sp.), Edible Cob B’aj lag’ pine leaves 92°00´17´´- 92°15´00” LW; and includes the municipalies of Tapachula, Cacahoatán and Unión Juárez, covering May mushroom or Morchella sp. M to August an area that stretches from northwest of the city of Tapachula to the border with Guatemala (Figure 1) (5, 6). or cob B’aj lak’ Ecosystem types include: moorland, high and medium evergreen forest, montane cloud forest, pine and oak forest; with 56% of the area comprising of high and medium evergreen forest, 25% montane cloud forest. Cajete trunks**, Edible Rechum, Montane rainforests (5, 7) are present in some eco-regions of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas. White Check fire tree**, coffee tree Twi tok Spariasis mushroom June to July M (Coffea sp.) or crispa (in closter) Kui tok Agaricus soil, sheep manure Edible silvaticus ------Xch’ kbi o May to June S -- lak’ Macrolepiota • procera Squirrel X’ itx’ k’ Schizophillum Guarumo tree (Cecropia sp.) Edible S Claw ku’ ku commune Alis tree (Alnus sp.) Edible Little Cantharellus yellow X’ ul May to M cibarius mushroom August Pine leaves Edible Horn or Tkach tx’ Ramaria M deer antler iej botrytis • Figure 1. Locaon of Tacaná Volcano Biosphere Reserve soil, pine leaves Edible • Source: Geographic Informaon Lab (LAIGE) ECOSUR-Tapachula. Blue Lactarius March to X’ ew M mushroom indigo April Chicharro tree (Platymiscium Edible •Mushrooms in the TVBR Suillus Cattle belly Tg’ u’j wax August M dimorphandrum) •The only mycological study of the Tacaná Volcano Biosphere Reserve was carried out by Perez-Ibarra (8) tomentosus consisng of a list of macroscopic fungi that grow there during the rainy season from June to November. In this ------Amanita May to Cow manure Poisonous Tzü M study, 42 species (37 ascomycetes and 5 basidiomycetes,) were reported. Of these, fourteen species were --- muscaria August edible. Furthermore, 13 new species for Chiapas were recorded: Amanita fulva, A. gemmata, Armillaria X’ ewj, Tx’ Pine root, below pine trees Edible ostoyae, Cantharellus cinnabarinus, Cyathus limbatus, Helvella lacunosa, H. macropus, Lycoperdon flavoctum, Black yol Helvella August M Ramaria botrys, Russula emeca, R. sanguinea, Tremella mesenterica y Tricholomopsis formosa. mushroom or lacunosa MATERIALS AND METHODS X’ oll soil Edible Coyote X o’j Boletus edulis June M Selecon Interviews Show collected Analysis of results In the plain Edible Dead eye Lycoperdum June to of people (open and informal) material Wutz anim S and (mature) umbrinum September medicinal Auricularia July to In the plain Edible ear Xan cuch’ S RESULTS AND DISCUSSION delicata September Alis trunk (Agnus sp.) and elder Edible . Eleven people with Mam origins were selected and. The number of specimens recognized by respondents was 16. ------Tx’ elok’ Coprinus sp. ------S (Sambucus sp.) Table 1 shows the scienfic name and name in Mam for each mushroom. It is noteworthy that three of the 16 were --- not found (white mushroom Pleurotus sp, cob Morchella sp. and blue stain Lactarius indigo), for reasons aributable to the detrimental changes which have taken place in recent years in the Reserve; the most important being: the presence of humans and animal grazing, burning and indiscriminate felling of trees. Respondents were able to recognize and name the different structures of a typical basidiocarp, such as Coprinus sp. was another species that was not observed, however the respondents describe it as: brown, umbrella the pileus, the hymenium and spe; with the excepon of ascomycota. The names used for each shape with black lamella, and when broken up turn to black like chicken droppings, as typically described for the structure are shown in Figure 2. genus (9). Figure 2. Name of each part of a mushroom recognized by speakers of the Mam language Among the commonest genera found stand out: Amanita, Lycoperdon, Helvella, Boletus, Schizophillum and Suillus. Less common genera include: Lactarius, Auricularia, Lepiota, Agaricus, Geastrum, Cantharellus, Ramaria; sporadic: T’b’aj o Totui (Head) Sparassis. The peak month for collecon was June, when there is a vast diversity and abundance of mushrooms, especially in the higher parts of the Reserve. Some of the fungi idenfied in this study have previously been reported by Perez- Ibarra (19); furthermore, their names in other languages and use by other ethnic groups have been reported by Guzman (10). Tj’ak’; Tx’ak’l o Tlok’ Besides morphology, Mam group has knowledge about phenology, ecology and give categorizing certain groups of (Stripes or cracked) fungi. Tig’an Morphology (Foot, ny foot or leg) The Mam respondents associate the term "mushroom" with fruing bodies of the agaricoid type (eg Amanita). When other fungi such as the boletoide type are menoned it is common to designate them as "coyote" and the coraloid type as "deer horn," even though they all belong to the Fungi Kingdom. This is also the case regarding Xch' kbi lak' (Agaricus sylvacus), a fungus without translaon but considered as one of the most important and most represented fungi by this ethnic group.

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