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Collybia aurea    Familia: Tricholomataceae  Quichua: Sikuanga shungu ala  "Toucan heart mushroom."

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Collybia aurea is an edible mushroom traditionally harvested by Amazonian Quichua and Achuar.  The preferred way of preparing them is to steam them with fish in a leaf packet (maytu).   In Quichua the mushroom is call "toucan heart mushroom"  because of its resemblance to the heart of a toucan, 

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