Porcini (Boletus edulis), high-altitude wild harvest
This porcini listing draws on Boletus-group boletes documented in Himalayan conifer forests of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand — but the 'true' European Boletus edulis identity for Indian Himalayan material is scientifically unsettled and should be treated as provisional pending species confirmation.
| Origin | Himachal Pradesh / Uttarakhand, India (species identity provisional) — peer-reviewed Indian mycological surveys document numerous Boletus-group and boletoid species in Himalayan conifer/broadleaf forests of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, but taxonomic revisions have split the old 'Boletus edulis' concept into many regional species; unambiguous Boletus edulis sensu stricto records from Indian Himalayan forest are not well established. Description corrected to reference 'Himalayan Boletus/porcini-group boletes, species identity to be confirmed by mycological voucher'. |
| Indian subcontinent | Yes |
| Category | Fungi & Functional Mycology |
| Retail price band | Global dried-porcini wholesale benchmarks range roughly $1.43/kg (China) to $32.96/kg (Italy) to $69.77/kg (Pakistan) per Tridge intelligence (Feb 2026); Indian high-altitude wild boletes would realistically sit in a comparable or premium band once graded and dried, but no India-specific benchmark was found. |
| Bulk / trade price band | No India-specific bulk/wholesale figure was found; global dried-porcini wholesale trade runs from low single-digit to ~$70/kg depending on origin and grade — any Indian-sourced lot needs direct grower/trader quotes. |
| Sourcing status | Dossier researched from public sources — producer contact not yet established |
| Compliance status | Preliminary review complete (see below) — not yet legally verified |
Detailed study
FLAG: the stated species claim is scientifically shaky as written. Peer-reviewed Indian mycological surveys document numerous Boletus-group and boletoid species in Himalayan conifer/broadleaf forests, but well-documented Boletus edulis sensu stricto records from Indian Himalayan forest are not well established in the sources reviewed.
Provenance & producer
If sourced, material would come from local wild foragers in high-altitude conifer belts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand during the monsoon-influenced fruiting season, sold through regional produce traders; no branded, traceable Indian porcini supply chain was identified, so provenance claims should stay conservative until a specific collector/trader is verified.
Market & pricing
No India-specific porcini price data was found; global dried-porcini wholesale benchmarks range from about $1.43/kg (China) to $32.96/kg (Italy) to $69.77/kg (Pakistan), useful only as a rough comparator.
Compliance & export
Boletus edulis (sensu lato) is not CITES-listed. Indian wild-fungi collection falls under state forest/minor-forest-produce rules and the Biological Diversity Act; because species identity for the Indian material is unconfirmed, food-safety labeling should avoid an unqualified 'Boletus edulis' claim until voucher-specimen identification is done.
Sources
- Acta Biologica Szegediensis – Diversity and Distribution of Boletoid Fleshy Pored Fungi in Uttarakhand Himalaya
- ResearchGate – Distribution of Boleteceous Mushrooms in India
- Tridge – Porcini Mushroom global wholesale market price
Image status
A working reference photograph is in place, captured from a freely-licensed Wikimedia Commons source (File:Boletus_edulis_steinpilz.jpg). European B. edulis reference photo — use only as a generic bolete reference image given the unconfirmed Indian species identity; check exact CC licence on file page. Treat this as a placeholder for marketing purposes: exact licence terms should be re-verified on the Commons file page, and original producer photography is recommended before final trade use.