Dear Raghu Ji, This Polyporales member is *Coltricia cinnamomea** * (Jacq.) Murr.Bull. Torr. Bot. Cl. 31: 343 1904. ( Synonym: *Polyporus cinnamomeus* (Jacq.) Pres.) commonly this group of fungi are known as " Funnel cap mushrooms" due to their inverted funnel like cap . Please see the under surface of the fungi from the photo you will see many pore like structures that's why they are from the order Polyporales.. *Coltricia cinnamomea* the color vary a lot from as dark as your to light color so many a times people get confused..... Anyways great capture
Regards Tanay On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 8:40 AM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > The forest, we know, possesses untold treasures. But the best part is > perhaps, when you encounter them, where you least expect them – on the bark > of a dead tree, stumps, under a fallen bough under a decayed branch. I am > referring to the colourful fungi found lined up on dead tree trunks and > branches. Red, Yellow, brown or white – they are very pretty to look and > add beauty to the forest. > > One has to only imagine and these wood decomposer's in a natural eco-system > assume various forms – lined up straight together, they make a beautiful > staircase, lined up horizontally they resemble little lamps, like the ones > used during deepawali. Sometimes, it is difficult to even spot the fungi. > Like for instance when white fungi are found partially buried/covered with > red mud and when fallen leaves shield them. > > ( Related to Polyporales: The Polypores ? Turkey tail ....) > > > Dhoni forest, Western ghats, Near Palakkad > Kerala > 07Dec2009 > Size:3-4 inches > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) 9674221362 (Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
