Amanita bweyeyensis

Amanita bweyeyensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. bweyeyensis
Binomial name
Amanita bweyeyensis
Fraiture, Raspé & Degreef (2019)

Amanita bweyeyensis is a novel species of Amanita discovered in 2019. Notably, it is famous for being edible, despite being in the phalliodes section for Amanita, known for also containing the destroying angels.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Fraiture, André; Amalfi, Mario; Raspé, Olivier; Kaya, Ertugrul; Akata, Ilgaz; Degreef, Jérôme (2019-06-06). "Two new species of Amanita sect. Phalloideae from Africa, one of which is devoid of amatoxins and phallotoxins". MycoKeys (53): 93–125. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.53.34560. ISSN 1314-4049. PMC 6565643. PMID 31217724.
  2. ^ Plantentuin Meise (2019-06-26). The mystery of the amanite of Bweyeye (Amanita bweyeyensis). Retrieved 2025-08-17 – via YouTube.
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