Abstract

THREE NEW UNREPORTED BASIDIOMYCOTA MACROFUNGI FROM JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA

Munruchi Kaur*, Hilal Ahmad Rather and Naseema Aqbar Wani

ABSTRACT

The present paper discusses the study of systematic survey for the exploration of agarics from North Kashmir. The area exhibits varied climatic and topographic conditions and provide an environment for the lavish growth of agarics. As an outcome of fungal forays a number of collections of different genera were made out of which three new varieties of macrofungi that were explored and taxonomically identified are Agaricus placomyces var. macrospores var. nov., Amanita multisquamosa var. brevispora var. nov. and Russula cyanoxantha var. variata. All these taxa are supplemented with the field photographs, microphotographs and Camera lucida drawings.

Keywords: Agaricus, Amanita, Russula, Pleurocystidia, Cheilocystidia, Etymology, Jammu and Kashmir; India.