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A red-capped chanterelle of African miombo woodland, with a cap fading to pink and well-spaced, thick yellow-orange folds that contrast with the cap. It is the type species of Afrocantharellus, now treated as Cantharellus subgenus Afrocantharellus. Tibuhwa et al. (2012) call it one of the most common species of the group in tropical Africa, and it has local names in several Tanzanian and Burundian languages and has been bought in a Dar es Salaam market.
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Join WeMushEaten locally, per African sources: it is listed in the Edible Fungi of Tropical Africa database (Meise Botanic Garden), has vernacular names in Tanzania and Burundi, and a specimen was bought in a Dar es Salaam market (Tibuhwa et al. 2012). Neither source gives a species-specific edibility rating or culinary notes. Use local expert identification before eating; see Safety in notes.
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