Wander in the richest fungi kingdom, scientist adventure in the largest canyon of the world

Wander in the Richest
Fungi Kingdom
-Scientist adventure in the largest canyon of the world -

By Mao Xiao-Feng
Prof. of Fungi
Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing
Head of Fungi Group, China Great Canyon Expeditions (1980's)

Prof. Mao Xiao-Feng

Vice-Pr4sident of China Fungi Science Association; Vice-President of China Applied Fungi Association.
Award winner of many National, Ministry, Province and Academy Science Awards.
Author of "China Fungi Color Images Encyclopedia", "Tibet Large Fungi" etc books and many publications.

In August 1982, as part of the biology group of China Great Canyon Expedition, we went to Tibet and enjoyed the experience of wandering in the richest fungi kingdom in the world.
We have collected 1.628 specimens of large fungi from the Great Canyon. There are 686 species of large fungi, 78% of the total known fungi species in Tibet. We discovered 130 species as new records for China, and 260 species as new records for Tibet. There are numerous fungi have economic value, including about 300 species of eatable fungi (35.9% of the total number of China); Medicinal fungi 180 species (24.8% of total number of China) etc.


Identify new species.	Medicinal	It can digest cellulose.	It can indicate climate.


Eatable	Eatable	When touch it, spread smoke.	Unique ecology pjanomenum, Large fungi without its normal host tree.


Toxic	Eatable & Medicinal	Medicinal.	Medicinal.


Medicinal.	Eatable	Eatable, medicinal.


Eatable		Eatable

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