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Termitomyces mbuzi

A termite mushroom of East Africa. It grows from the underground nests of fungus-growing termites, is gathered wild in Tanzania, and cannot yet be cultivated.

Two whole pale mushrooms with darker cap centres and two lengthwise halves exposing flesh, gills and stems rest on a warm ivory background.
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Termitomyces striatus

Termitomyces striatus is a wild termite mushroom that grows with fungus-growing termites in tropical Africa and Asia. Local food use is recorded, but its species-level preparation is not established.

Two broad tan mushroom caps with white radial markings and dark centres rest on a warm ivory surface.
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Termitomyces titanicus

Termitomyces titanicus is a very large wild termite mushroom of miombo woodland in southern Central and East Africa, valued for its size, weight and strong taste. Its preparation is not documented in the sources read.

Two whole pale mushrooms and two lengthwise halves displaying flesh and gills rest on a warm ivory background.
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Termitomyces intermedius

Termitomyces intermedius is a termite-associated fungus first described from Japan and recorded in China; a 2026 Chinese catalogue lists it as edible, but no food-use record for this species was found.

Two whole orange-brown mushrooms and two lengthwise halves display cream gills and pale fibrous stems on a warm ivory background.
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Termitomyces aurantiacus

Termitomyces aurantiacus is a termite mushroom that grows with fungus-growing termites in savanna and garden habitats across West, Central and East Africa and parts of Asia. It is eaten as a wild food in soups and fried dishes.

Three grey-brown mushrooms with pale upper stems and pointed rust-brown bases rest on a warm ivory surface, with the foreground specimen split and its interior obscured.
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Termitomyces bulborhizus

Termitomyces bulborhizus is a large agaric of the termite mushroom genus, described in 2004 from Sichuan and listed as edible in the 2026 Chinese species catalogue; its culinary use is not yet documented.

Three cream mushroom caps with tan raised centres and pleated margins rest on a warm ivory surface.
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Termitomyces clypeatus

Termitomyces clypeatus is a termite mushroom of Africa, grown in association with Odontotermes termites. It is listed in EFTA's edible-species inventory, but the EFTA entry states no preparation or edibility verdict.

Two whole cream mushrooms with pointed tan centres and soil-stained stems stand beside two lengthwise halves showing pale flesh and gills on an ivory background.
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Termitomyces medius

Termitomyces medius is a small termite mushroom of tropical Africa that grows with fungus-growing termites. The Edible Fungi of Tropical Africa project lists it as an edible species.

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Termitomyces singidensis

A termite-associated wild mushroom recorded as eaten by communities in the Tshopo province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its preparation and its name are not yet established.

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Termitomyces boluoshanensis

A termite-associated wild mushroom listed as edible or edible-and-medicinal in a 2026 Chinese species catalogue. The culinary tradition that uses it is not yet documented.

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Termitomyces albiceps

A wild termite mushroom recorded as food in Yunnan, China, and across South and Southeast Asia, eaten in soups and fried dishes and sometimes preserved in oil. Its species name still needs molecular checking.

Two whole cream mushrooms with long stems and brown central umbos lie beside a top-facing cap on a warm ivory background.
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Termitomyces mammiformis

Termitomyces mammiformis is a termite mushroom with a small cap, eaten in several African countries and listed as edible in the EFTA list. Its identity and safety need separate checking; regional records do not settle them.

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Termitomyces reticulatus

Termitomyces reticulatus is a termite mushroom that grows with Odontotermes termites in African woodland. The European Food Safety Authority list records it as edible, but its identity and preparation need checking.

Two whole white mushrooms and two lengthwise halves display pale flesh, gills and fibrous stems on a warm ivory background.
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Termitomyces heimii

Termitomyces heimii is a wild termite mushroom that grows with fungus-growing termites in Yunnan, Laos and across South and Southeast Asia. It is sold in local markets and cooked in soups and fried dishes.

Two whole brown mushrooms and two lengthwise halves display cream stems, pale flesh and brown gills on a warm ivory surface.
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Termitomyces eurhizus

Termitomyces eurhizus, a wild mushroom that grows from the nests of fungus-growing termites in Yunnan and parts of South and Southeast Asia, recorded in soups, fried dishes and preserved in oil.

Two whole brown mushrooms and two lengthwise halves showing white flesh, gills and central stems sit on a warm ivory background.
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Termitomyces le-testui

The termite mushroom, a large wild fungus of tropical Africa that fruits on Odontotermes termite mounds. The EFTA inventory lists it but gives no edibility rating or preparation.

Three whole pale tan mushrooms and two lengthwise halves showing cream flesh and gills are arranged on a warm ivory background.
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Termitomyces fuliginosus

A wild mushroom of humid tropical forests that grows from the fungus combs of fungus-growing termites, recorded as a food in parts of Central and West Africa and in Yunnan, China.