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Prakash Pradhan , Subhankar Banerjee , Anirban Roy , Krishnendu Acharya

Abstract

Four species of Amanita were collected from lateritic region of West Bengal during the field trips of 2008-2009. One of the collected species Amanita vaginata was previously reported from this region; however three fungal species including. A. vaginata, A. vaginata var. Alba and A. banningiana are reported as new which were considered edible by the local residents.

Keywords

Lateritic Zone, Macrofungi, Amanita vaginata, Morphological Features

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Sudipto Mukherjee ¹, Anirban Roy ¹

Affiliations
1 West Bengal Biodiversity Board, Department of Environment, FD 415A, Sector - III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata - 700 106, IN

Abstract

'Nayanjuli'- the both side rainfed channels excavated during construction of higher elevated roads and railway tracks, creates fabulous conditions for the habitats of a wide array of freshwater wetland bioresources and hydrophytes in particular. Among the aquatic macrophytes, Water chestnut [Trapa natans var. Bispiosa ( Roxb.) Makino], lotus [Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.] and Cattail [Typha angustifolia L.] are very significant for livelihood development in rural economy. Besides, Nymphaea spp., Hygrophila schulli (Buch-Ham) S. M. Alfmeid, Marsilea minuta L., Dryopteris filixmus (L.) Schott, Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott, Ehydra fluctuans Loureiro, Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell and Vetiveria zizanioides Nash. Are used as vegetable/ medicinal crops by the ethnic people and sometimes sold in the market. The aquatic macrophytes in the 'Nayanjuli' also play a key role for sustaining the population of indigenous freshwater fishes and other faunal diversity as well. Some anthropogenic activities like paddy cultivation in Nayanjuli and indiscriminate use of pesticides in surrounding agricultural field cause the fast depletion of the habitat with the precious biological resources.

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Entaj Tarafder ¹, Arun Kumar Dutta ¹, Prakash Pradhan ¹, Bidisha Mondal ¹, Nilanjan Chakraborty ¹, Soumitra Paloi ¹, Anirban Roy ², Krishnendu Acharya ¹

Affiliations
1 Molecular and Applied Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal–700019, IN
2 West Bengal Biodiversity Board, Poura Bhawan, Salt Lake City, Sector III, Kolkata-700016, IN

Abstract

Five members of Agaricomycetes [Amylosporus campbellii (Russulales, Bondarzewiaceae), Coltricia cinnamomea (Hymenochaetales, Hymenochaetaceae), Laetiporus sulphureus (Polyporales, Fomitopsidaceae), Podoscypha petalodes (Polyporales, Meruliaceae) and Pycnoporus sanguineus (Polyporales, Polyporaceae)] were collected from different parts of West Bengal, India and are reported herein with their detailed morphological features.

Keywords

Macrofungi, Morphology, Polypore, Taxonomy, West Bengal.

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Krishnendu Acharya ¹, Entaj Tarafder ¹, Arun Kumar Dutta ¹, Sudeshna Nandi ¹, Prakash Pradhan ¹, Jit Sarkar ¹, Soumitra Paloi ¹, Rimpa Sikder ¹, Anirban Roy ²

Affiliations
1 Molecular and Applied Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal – 700019, IN
2 West Bengal Biodiversity Board, Poura Bhawan, Salt Lake City, Sector III, Kolkata - 700016, IN

Abstract

Five members of Agaricales (Agrocybe pediades, Calocybella swetha, Cantharocybe virosa, Lepiota echinacea, and Oudemansiella canarii) were collected from different parts of West Bengal, India and are reported herein with detailed morphological characters. Literature survey revealed that all of the collected taxa represent their first distributional record from the state.

Keywords

Macrofungi, Morphology, New record, Taxonomy, West Bengal.

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