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2019, November 20.  Philippine Fungi

Litho Offset, Amstar Printing Company, Inc.,  Perf 14, Die-Cut

Souvenir Sheets of 4

               

 

                

100p  Philippine Fungi - Souvenir Sheets of Four (4,000)

    25p - Brittle Gill Fungi

    25p - Earthstar Fungi

    25p - Circular Bracket Fungi

    25p - Parasol Mushroom

 

Designer:  Victorino Z. Serevo

 

First Day Covers:  Manila

 

    

       


PHILIPPINE FUNGI - ISSUED DURING GREEN & WILD EXPO 2019

Fungi are abundant in tropical biomes like those present in the Philippines. They come in many shapes and sizes but are all dependent on consuming dead and decaying matter.   

Brittle gill fungi (Russula luteotacta Rea).  Richly hued, easily identifiable by their red caps and their white stalks. 

Earthstar fungi (Geastrumsaccatum Fr.)  Characterized by their unique, star-like shape and are distributed widely across the world, like the circular bracket fungi.

Bracket fungi. (Microporusvernicipes (Berk.) Kuntze).  Which are banded with brown and white. 

Parasol mushroom (Macrolepiotaprocera (Scop.) Singer).  A common mushroom and is characterized by its thin stalks and white, brown-mottled cap.   

Fungi have many uses. Some are edible and some have provided pharmaceutical benefits, but many others are inedible and even poisonous. 

 

 

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Articles by Dr. Ngo Tiong Tak

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