Inventory of edible and inedible macro fungi on sago bark waste

Abstract

Macro fungi plays important role in ecosystems, one of them as edible food. This study aim was to determine the species of macro fungi that observed on sago bark waste. This research was conducted in January-February 2020 at Tondok Alla village, Telluwanua district, Palopo city (as location I) and Kalotok village, South Sabbang district, North Luwu regency (as location II). Purposive sampling method was used in collecting samples. Each species that found on sago bark waste was identified and analysed based on stalk and cap structure, and also the presence of gills. As the results, there were six species of edible macro fungi that observed on sago waste bark, namely Marasmius sp., Marasmiellus sp1., Marasmiellus sp2., Schizophyllum commune; also, there were two species of inedible macro fungi observed on sago waste bark, namely Gymnopus sp and Ganoderma sp. Besides, we found two unidentified macro fungi but were suspected to be edible fungi