Folk classification of wild mushrooms from San Isidro Buensuceso, Tlaxcala, Central Mexico

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Alejandro Kong¹  Adriana Montoya¹  Ezequiel Alberto Cruz-Campuzano²  Javier Caballero-Nieto³  Roberto Carlos Reyes-López⁴ 

[1] Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Km 10.5 Autopista Texmelucan-Tlaxcala, 90120, Ixtacuixtla, Tlaxcala, México;Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas (UNICACH), Libramiento Poniente 1150 Col. Lajas Maciel, 29039, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico;Jardín Botánico, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tercer Circuito exterior S/N Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, Ciudad de México, México;Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Centro Tlaxcala de Biología de la Conducta, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Av. Universidad No 1, Loma Xicohténcatl, 90000, Tlaxcala,, Tlaxcala, Mexico;

关键词: Ethnomycology;    Nahuas;    Fungi;    Macromycetes;    Traditional knowledge;    Temperate forests;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13002-020-00408-x

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundAn ethnomycological study was conducted to describe the fungus concept and the traditional fungus classification system for the Nahuas of San Isidro Buensuceso, in central Mexico. The study which provides information on the co-existence of various forms of classification, based on both cultural and biological characteristics.MethodsThe research included conducting community interviews and forest forays in the company of mushroom pickers. The triad technique, pile sorting, and fresh mushroom sampling methods were used. Traditional names were analyzed to describe the Nahua classification system for fungi.Results and conclusionThe triad technique with non-utilitarian stimuli allowed the fungi to be identified as an independent group of plants and animals. The Nahua people of San Isidro classify fungi primarily based on their use, where they grow, and by humoral characteristics. The analysis of the names revealed a classification based on the criteria proposed by Brent Berlin. This study identified the detailed knowledge of fungi in this Nahua community. The criteria used for the recognition of the species are very reliable, since they use organoleptic, ecological, phenological, and morphological characteristics.

【 授权许可】

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