Many thanks Tanay ji, for spending laborious hours in identifying this fungus.
Earlier eflora mail thread, http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/2011a0fc3960a907/c8d948b80a1f9b4c?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=mushroom+may#c8d948b80a1f9b4c Lentinus squarrosulus Mont Lentinus -A genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae Tricholomataceae - A family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales Agaricales - Typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota Basidiomycota - Comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) and Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics and bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom Fungi Regards Raghu ________________________________ From: tanay bose <[email protected]> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, 3 June, 2010 11:49:00 PM Subject: [efloraofindia:37064] Identification of a mushroom sent earlier Dear All Member, I just could not get hold of the link for this particular fungus sent for identification at Eflora of India. It was hopefully Yazdy Ji but I really can’t figure out the name. I kept the photos with me and through severe search I came know about the identity of this fungus which I adding below. Lentinus squarrosulusMont.which is reported from Darjeeling in West Bengal, as well as Tamil Nadu, Calcutta, Madras, Madhya Pradesh and Poona. It apparently causes white heart rot of Shorea robusta in India. This information is from The Genus Lentinus: A world monograph 1983 by David N. Pegler. It is described as a common mushroom in paleotropical regions of Southeast Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Pacific Islands. It is a popular edible species in some areas. Kindly respond to the post, so that I can be aware who posted the photo. Regards, Tanay -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(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. -- 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.
