Journal of Environment and Sociobiology

Krishnendu Acharya ¹, Prakash Pradhan ¹, Bhujaya Bhoumik ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata-700019, IN

Abstract

Vastness of flora and diversity of habit, habitat and topography have made West Bengal a paradise for wide varieties of macrofungi. Pluteus cervinus, an agaricales was collected from Birati and reported first time from West Bengal. A detailed macro and microscopic features of this macrofungus species were presented in this paper.

Keywords

Pluteus cervinus, New Record.

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Krishnendu Acharya ¹, Ranjana Pradhan ¹, Mau Bhattacharyya ¹, Jayanta Choudhury ¹, Prakash Pradhan ¹, Manjula Rai ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Botany, Darjeeling Government College. Darjeeling-734101, West Bengal, IN

Abstract

Darjeeling Himalaya due to its unique environmemai condition, is a treasure house for the luxuriant growth of macrofungi. The abundancy and vastness of flora, their diverse habit, habitat and topography make the Himalaya a paradise for flourishing of macrofungi. The present paper is reporting for the first time from this area three species of Helvella, namely, H. atra Kon., H. lacunosa Afz. and H. crispa Scop, ex Fr.

Keywords

Helvella Atra, H. Lacunosa, H. Crispa, Darjeeling Himalaya. New Records.

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