Three interesting wood rotting macro-fungi from Jharkhand, India

Abstract

Routine surveys of mycologically unexplored forest areas of Jharkhand, followed by a thorough examination of macro-fungal collections reveal two hitherto unrecorded poroid species (Basidiomycete) for Indian mycobiota namely, Ganoderma elegantum and Perenniporia bambusicola, and a less known hydnoid wood-rotting species Beenakia fuliginosa. Detailed taxonomic descriptions coupled with illustrations are provided for all three taxa and compared with allied taxa.

Keywords

• India
• Jharkhand
• Wood-rotting macrofungi.