Ethno-mycological Survey and Molecular Identification of Mushrooms in the Shimoga Region of the Western Ghats of Karnataka (India)

First record of the occurrence of Pleurotus species on new hosts in Bangalore, Karnataka, India

“…The fungal diversity is rich in forest and urban areas of Karnataka; but these eco-regions were not studied for mushrooms diversity (8). Pleurotus salmoneostramenius (WGM-2), was found on Branch of tree in forest area of Theerthahalli Shimoga district of Karnataka, India (16). In the present study the Pleurotus species is reported from urban area of Karnataka.…”

Podaxis pistillaris (L.) Fr. and Leucocoprinus birnbaumii (Corda) Singer; new addition to macrofungi of Egypt

“…However, L. birnbaumii described by Pegler (1977) has slightly larger fruit bodies (pileus 1-5cm and stipe 4-8×0.2-0.4cm) and spores (7-10×4.7-7μm) than L. birnbaumii EGDA. Also, the specimen reported by Santhosh (2015) from Karnataka had a pale yellow cap with little larger in size (5cm). While, the reported species from different regions of India (Dutta et al, 2011;Kumaresan et al, 2011;Senthilarasu, 2014 andSenthilarasu &Kumaresan, 2016) had smaller cap (1.5-3.5cm), little longer stipe (7.0-9.5×0.2-1.1cm), and larger spores (Q value= up to 1.58).…”

Domestication of a magic therapeutical wine glass fungus (Podoscypha petalodes) from Pakistan

“…Basidiomata of the P. petalodes were collected on 20th July 2021 during monsoon season (July–September) from the largest man-made forest, Changa Manga, Kasur, Pakistan. The Collected (wild) and harvested (cultivated) specimens were characterized macro-microscopically and phylogenetically according to the literature already available [ 13 , 19 ]. Morphological features such as size, shape and surface features of different parts of the basidiomata were recorded from the fresh specimens.…”