Looks like Ganoderma sp. ---- Regards Shivaprakash
On 9/24/12, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > It is member of *Polyporaceae*, common on decaying wood /logs, even on > trees some times. > Lalithamba > > it is very difficult to identify fungis when you can't see them from all > sides. > But Karuna Kanta Das ji, if it is in your Garden, perhaps you can make > Fotos from underside of it, tell us, if it is hard or soft. > Anyway, I feel it could be the (Zunderschwamm) *Tinder Fungus **Fomes > fomentarius. *not edible, as most of the fungi growing on treetrunks, but > used in firemaking as tinder, also has medicinal uses. "Ötzi the iceman" > was carrying pieces of Zunderschwamm with him, not sure, if to make fire or > as a travelmedicin. > Regards > Nalini > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Karuna Das <[email protected]> > Date: 9 September 2012 00:08 > Subject: [efloraofindia:129382] ID: Fungus from Guwahati > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > > > Dear All, > This fungus grows on the base of the cutting trunk of Cocos nucifera at my > residence.Please Id for this fungus. > Location : Guwahati( Kamrup), Assam > Date of collection :15/04/2011 > With regards > Karuna Kanta Das > Guwahati > 781012 > > <http://sigads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/www.rediffmail.com/signatureline.htm@Middle?> > Follow *Rediff Deal ho > jaye!<http://track.rediff.com/click?url=___http://dealhojaye.rediff.com?sc_cid=rediffmailsignature___&cmp=signature&lnk=rediffmailsignature&newservice=deals> > * to get exciting offers in your city everyday. > > -- > > > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1950 members & > 1,27,800 messages on 31/8/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 7000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- > > > > -- Regards Shivaprakash --
