Fungi were a saprophyte in the ecological enviroment. They could
extract enzyme to the enviroment to resolute complex molecules into
simple substances. Thus they play the important role into improve the
natural cycle of material circulation, mineralization of organic compounds,
freshing the ecological environment, increasing the fertility of the soil, so
increase crops and forest trees productivity.
The ecosystem in the Central Highlands is diverse with six main
ecosystem types, including tropical evergreen closed forest, deciduous
subtropical wet forest, deciduous semi-evergreen tropical forest, coniferous
mixed bamboo forest, grass and shrub, residential areas. Flora and founain
this area is very abundant, has many rare and precious species in Red Data
Book of Vietnam.
Nature condition in Central Highlands is convenient to
development of Fungi and Amanita genus. The research on large fungi is
very little, concentrated on midland area. In the Central highlands, there are
some research in South of Central highlands, the other areas almost has not
researched. Amanitaceae play the important role in the Fungi as a
diversities and special in poison, theses Fungi are highly toxic and easily
confused with some edible fungus.
The habit of using mushrooms in the wild and from the forest as
food is quite common to the people in the locality. This areas was
difficulties economic areas, living standard of the people is very low, most
of them are poor and dependent forest. Thus forest is a sources to provide a
food for living, among them mushroom is a the food that people say is a
specialty. Wild mushrooms was delicious and aromatic with very high
nutrients food. But it is also unfortunate confusion between the poisonous
mushrooms and edible mushrooms.