Dear Raghu ji, thanks for the info. In Kerala I have seen mushrooms growing under Tamarind Trees. Are they edible?
Regards, Mani. On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 9:34 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Neil Ji, > Mushroom is a very broad term used to describe macroscopic sporulating > bodies belonging to higher group of fungi i.e Basidiomycota and Ascomycota, > though the members from both the phylum doen't essentially have such fruit > bodies. Members from Basidiomycota are known to have the cap (pileus) and > stalk ( stipe) but there are many exception such as genus *Auricularia , > Tremella* e.tc which lacks caps and stalk. Members from Ascomycota never > have stalk and cap. Kindly take a look at the links below......... > > 1. Different parts of a mushroom- > http://www.toxinology.com/generic_static_files/images_generic/MD-fig1A-annulus-volva.gif > 2. Basidiomycota- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basidiomycota > 3. Ascomycota- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascomycota > 4. *Auricularia*- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auricularia > 5. *Tremella- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremella* > 6. General Fungi- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus > > Regards > Tanay > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 9:04 AM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Toadstool is the common name for an inedible or poisonous mushrooms in >> some countries. Mushroom experts/communities discourage the usage of >> this particular word as there is no scientific classification/description. >> >> This means - a wild mushroom or a wild toadstool could be poisonous. >> >> >> Thanks / Regards >> Raghu >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Neil Soares <[email protected]> >> *To:* Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>; tanay bose < >> [email protected]> >> *Cc:* Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>; raghu ananth < >> [email protected]>; [email protected] >> *Sent:* Fri, 29 October, 2010 8:35:53 AM >> >> *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:52291] Please identify this Toadstool >> >> >> >> Thanks Tanay for the id and the long and detailed explanation. Rest >> assured I had no intention of eating it ! >> >> >> >> My thanks also to Raghu, Prof. Singh & Dr. Pankaj for their inputs. >> >> >> >> As far as I remember – fungii that bear a cap & a stalk are called >> ‘mushrooms’. Poisonous mushrooms are called ‘Toadstools’. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Neil Soares. >> >> >> > > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > [email protected] > >
