The Zapotec names for fungi
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https://doi.org/10.33885/sf.2009.3.1053Keywords:
ethnomycology, Oaxaca, traditional nomenclatureAbstract
A list of 210 Zapotec common names for fungi obtained from 17 references is
presented. The names were obtained from bibliography and their interpretations are based
in ethomycological research. An analysis of etymology, meaning and scientific
correspondence of each name was done. Terms correspond to 88 taxa. Names were
obtained from an area including the four main distribution zones of Zapotecs in Oaxaca:
Sierra Norte, Sierra Sur, Istmo and Valles centrales. The generic terms to design fungi were
baya, bella, beshia, be'ea, be'ya, bia bel and bi'a in the Sierra Norte, while mbey and mey
were used in the Sierra Sur. Fungi names present many variants, in small areas the terms and
their roots change. However there are certain species with relatively conserved names as
Amanita caesarea s.l., Cantharellus cibarius s.l. and Hydnum repandum s.l. We infer that these
species have a high cultural significance for zapotecs.
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