A team of scientists from the Center of Excellence for Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilisation at Chiang Mai University has unveiled two new species of mushrooms— Russula pseudomodesta and Russula sribuabanensis, in northern Thailand.

Led by Dr Nakarin Suwannarat, Dr Jaturong Khamla, Professor Emeritus Dr Saisamorn Lamyong, and Dr Soumitra Paloi, the researchers, in collaboration with Prof Dr Samantha C. Karunarathna from Qujing Normal University in China, delved into the unexplored realms of fungal wonders.

 

Utilising a groundbreaking fusion of morphological and molecular methods, the team cracked the enigmatic code of these mushrooms. Armed with high-performance microscopy and DNA sequencing of key genes, including the RNA polymerase II (RPB2), the internal transcribed spacer (ITS), and the large subunit (LSU), they deciphered the genetic secrets of Russula pseudomodesta and Russula sribuabanensis.

These mushrooms, long part of the local culinary scene, had eluded accurate scientific identification until now. The results of the study not only confirmed their distinctiveness from other known Russula species but also revealed their edibility and a fragrance that sets them apart.

 

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Full story: The Thaiger 2023-12-29

 

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Not a smart headline 🫣

"New" would have helped.

Gasps and clutches pearls! When will I be able to buys these in Rimping stores?

Here's hoping these new edible mushrooms don't need the forest to be burnt to promote their growth. Every year they burn the forest slopes here just for mushrooms.

As someone once said, 'ALL Mushrooms are Edible but some only Once'   

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Utilising a groundbreaking fusion of morphological and molecular methods, the team cracked the enigmatic code of these mushrooms. Armed with high-performance microscopy and DNA sequencing of key genes, including the RNA polymerase II (RPB2), the internal transcribed spacer (ITS), and the large subunit (LSU), they deciphered the genetic secrets of Russula pseudomodesta and Russula sribuabanensis

I dare tyou to spell that again  

6 hours ago, webfact said:

These mushrooms, long part of the local culinary scene, had eluded accurate scientific identification until now. The results of the study not only confirmed their distinctiveness from other known Russula species but also revealed their edibility and a fragrance that sets them apar

will they taste better now?

The headline should have read "Scientists have eventually invented a  new name for a commonly eaten mushroom,"  followed by " previously  known as "het *****? by those who have picked and eaten them for probably hundreds if not thousands of years"

 

just finding the common name seemed to be beyond the scientists and" journalist" alike  i 

 

10 hours ago, BoganInParasite said:

Here's hoping these new edible mushrooms don't need the forest to be burnt to promote their growth. Every year they burn the forest slopes here just for mushrooms.

I think you will find the locals burn it so they can walk through the jungle, I suppose we could employ the USA method and use 2,4,5-T & 2,4 D

 

[Not just mushrooms, bamboo shoots, Pak wan, & many other plants,

5 hours ago, cowellandrew said:

I think you will find the locals burn it so they can walk through the jungle, I suppose we could employ the USA method and use 2,4,5-T & 2,4 D

 

[Not just mushrooms, bamboo shoots, Pak wan, & many other plants,

Are thise chemicals still in use  in the US?

On 12/28/2023 at 9:04 PM, webfact said:

These mushrooms, long part of the local culinary scene, had eluded accurate scientific identification until now.

so they've been eaten for a long time but the Thai scientists are just now qualifying them? hardly a discovery but go ahead and congratulate yourselves if it makes you feel better