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A bright yellow-orange chanterelle of dense, moist Central African rainforest, originally described as the only species of Goossensia and moved to Cantharellus in 2014. The cap becomes funnel-shaped, and the decurrent hymenophore is smooth to faintly veined, off-white with an ochre tinge and later violet-pink. It is ectomycorrhizal with the tree Gilbertiodendron dewevrei and has a fruity, apricot-like odour.
Reported as edible (Wikipedia, Goossensia), and listed in the Edible Fungi of Tropical Africa database (Meise Botanic Garden). No species-specific look-alike data was found. As with any chanterelle, check for a decurrent hymenophore that is smooth to veined rather than bladelike gills, and use local expert identification before eating.
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