Traditional Mycological Knowledge in the coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33885/sf.2004.3.926Keywords:
Ethnomycology, traditional mycological knowledge, tropical regions, mycophoby, mycophilyAbstract
A regional market analysis was developed to describe the corpus of traditional
mycological knowledge existing among sellers of mushrooms in the Costal Plain of the Gulf of
Mexico. Twenty five markets were visited on twelve different municipalities of three states
(Veracruz, Tabasco and Oaxaca). Using the participant observation method, we applied
open, semi-structurate and structurate interviews to 291 people. Two species were found on
sale, Schizophyllum commune and Polyporus tenuiculus. The former was prominent because
of its frequent occurrence and cultural significance. Furthermore, we obtained data about the
edibility of Auricularia polytricha, A. delicata and Pleurotus djamor. The use of a mushroom as
a toy is registered by the first time. We recopilated ten vernacular spanish names and three
common Chinantec names. Further information about traditional classification, origin,
toxicity, ecology as well as transmission of knowledge was also found. With the presented
information we observed the presence of different cultural patterns in the whole region
about: the importance of rubber-taste species, species identification, gathering on secondary
vegetation, and knowledge distribution
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