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. 1983 Nov;31(2):201-7.

[Edible, poisonous and hallucinatory fungi of Costa Rica]

[Article in Spanish]
J A Sáenz, A V Macaya-Lizano, M Nassar
  • PMID: 6687254

[Edible, poisonous and hallucinatory fungi of Costa Rica]

[Article in Spanish]
J A Sáenz et al. Rev Biol Trop. 1983 Nov.

Abstract

This is the first comprehensive report on hallucinatory, edible and poisonous mushrooms of Costa Rica. A total of 67 species is reported of which 4 are hallucinatory, 55 are edible and 8 are poisonous. A search based on information obtained from national health centers between 1972 and 1977, includes total number of intoxications per year, number of cases by age, sex and geographic distribution.

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