The Serumpun Codex · Fruits, nuts, seeds and fungi
Split-gill mushroom
A small, fan-shaped wild mushroom with a chewy, savoury bite.
The entry
- Name
- Split-gill mushroom
- Other names
- Kulat kerang (Iban)
- Scientific name
- Schizophyllum commune Fr.
- What it is
- A small, fan-shaped wild mushroom with a chewy, savoury bite.
- Knowledge from
- The Iban, as recorded at Lambir, Miri.
- How it is used
- Eaten young. It can cause allergic reactions.
- Season and place
- Recorded as an Iban food mushroom within 30 km of Rumah Chabu, Lambir, in a survey from 27 December 2005 to 13 January 2006. The area has no dry season, so it is hard to predict when mushrooms will fruit.
- Conservation status
- Not applicable
- Codex Alimentarius
- CXS 38-1981, edible fungi; CXS 39-1981 if dried
- Medicinal knowledge
- Held privately by the community
- Consent
- Given, recorded by CHASS, 30 October 2026
Still to be confirmed: who shared it with Serumpun and its use in the French Borneo kitchen.
Sources
Added to the Codex on 1 November 2026. Sources last checked on 1 November 2026.
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How to cite this entry
Serumpun Sarawak (2026) ‘Split-gill mushroom’, The Serumpun Codex, ed. James Won. Available at: https://www.chefjameswon.com/serumpun/codex/split-gill-mushroom/ (sources checked 1 November 2026).
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