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Cantharellus longisporus Heinem.

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Scientific name
Cantharellus longisporus
Author
Heinem.
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Cantharellales
Family
Cantharellaceae
Assessment status
Published
Assessment date
2021-03-05
IUCN Red List Category
LC
Assessors
James Westrip (IUCN Red List Unit)
Reviewers
Anders Dahlberg (Swedish Species Information Centre, Uppsala / IUCN SSC Cup-fungus, Truffle and Ally Specialist Group)

Assessment Notes

The content on this page is fetched from The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/269705320/269705322

Justification

This is a widespread chanterelle of sub-Saharan Africa. It is not thought to warrant listing as threatened under any criterion. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern.

Geographic range

This species is known from across large parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, and subspecies have been described from Madagascar too. Records from miombo are potentially a result of misidentifications (see Buyck et al. 2012).

Population and Trends

There is no quantitative information regarding population size and trends.

Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology

This species has been recorded from forest habitats across its range, and from with Uapaca bojeri in the Central Highlands of Madagascar (e.g. Buyck et al. 2015, 2020).

Threats

It is not thought to face any major threats.

Conservation Actions

No actions are recommended.

Use and Trade

This is an edible species (e.g. Milenge Kamalebo et al. 2018).

Source and Citation

Westrip, J.R.S. 2025. Cantharellus longisporus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T269705320A269705322. Accessed on 23 November 2025.

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