International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 687

Full Length Research Paper

Biodiversity of mushrooms in Patharia forest of Sagar (M.P.)-III

Deepak Vyas*
  • Deepak Vyas*
  • Laboratory of Microbial Technology and Plant Pathology, Department of Botany, Dr HS Gour University, Sagar (MP) 470 003, India.
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Anjuli Chaubey
  • Anjuli Chaubey
  • Laboratory of Microbial Technology and Plant Pathology, Department of Botany, Dr HS Gour University, Sagar (MP) 470 003, India.
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Poonam Dehariya
  • Poonam Dehariya
  • Laboratory of Microbial Technology and Plant Pathology, Department of Botany, Dr HS Gour University, Sagar (MP) 470 003, India.
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  •  Received: 10 January 2014
  •  Accepted: 11 March 2014
  •  Published: 31 August 2014

Abstract

Patharia forest is situated on Vindhyan ranges at about 457.2-533.4 m above msl. It is mixed and dry deciduous type, dominated by Acacia species, Butea monosperma, Tectona grandis and ground flora consisting of Biophytum sensitivum, Cassia tora, Cynodon dactylon, Euphorbia geniculata, Heteropogon contortus, Lantana camara, Parthenium hysterophorus, etc. During the period of July 2011-July 2013, wild mushrooms were collected from the Patharia forest and 18 mushroom species belonging to 12 families were identified viz. Vascellum pratense, Lycoperdon pyriform, Coniophora puteana, Clitocybe geotrapa, Ganoderma tsugae, Microglossum virde, Panaeolus sphinctrinus, Pleurotus cornucopiae, Fomes fomentarius,, Tyromyces lacteus, Lenzites Betulina, Hypholoma elongatum, Pholiota highlandensis, Serpula lacrymans, Tremella mesenterica, Lepista nuda, Collybia butyracea and Omphalina ericetorum. Among them some are edible like L. nuda and Clitopilus prunulus which are used for culinary purposes; some are medicinal like G. tsugae, T. mesentrica M. viride which are used to prepare indigenous medicines using traditional techniques.

 

Key words: Biodiversity, mushrooms, medicinal mushrooms, poisonous mushrooms.

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