Mushrooms
Catathelasma laorentou
Catathelasma laorentou is an ectomycorrhizal mushroom from China, described in 2020 and listed as edible in a 2026 Chinese catalogue. No culinary tradition is established here.
Overview
Catathelasma laorentou is an ectomycorrhizal forest mushroom known as laorentou. It was described as a new species alongside C. subalpinum on morphology, phylogeny, host preferences and distribution.
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Earlier misidentification
Chinese collections were long assigned to Catathelasma imperiale or C. ventricosum. Older food records from China may therefore not refer to C. laorentou.
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Food listing
The 2026 Chinese species catalogue lists the species as edible or edible and medicinal. No source reached in this session describes a culinary tradition, local name or recipe for it.
The catalogue describes its entry as a research lead, not an independent safety assessment. A listing does not establish that the mushroom is safe to eat.
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MycoKeysTaxonomy
MycoKeys: Catathelasma (Ge et al., 2020)Description of C. laorentou and C. subalpinum
Cited in: Overview
PubMed CentralTaxonomy · Misidentification
The genus Catathelasma (Catathelasmataceae, Basidiomycota) in ChinaEarlier identifications as C. imperiale or C. ventricosum
Cited in: Earlier misidentification
Mycosystema (Chinese Academy of Sciences)Food listing
Species cataloguing of edible and medicinal fungi in China (Mycosystema, 2026)Listed edible or edible and medicinal (catalogue)
Cited in: Food listing