Original paper
Hericium rajendrae sp. nov. (Hericiaceae, Russulales): an edible mushroom from Indian Himalaya
Singh, Upendra; Das, Kanad
Nova Hedwigia Band 108 Heft 3-4 (2019), p. 505 - 515
25 references
published: May 15, 2019
published online: Mar 20, 2019
manuscript accepted: Jan 21, 2019
manuscript revision received: Jan 6, 2019
manuscript revision requested: Dec 18, 2018
manuscript received: Oct 11, 2018
DOI: 10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2019/0527
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Abstract
Hericium rajendrae is proposed as a new species based on morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis. This species is mainly characterized by reddish white to pale red coloured basidiomata, concolorous spines with acute to sub-acute or rounded apex, pleasant odour, monomitic hyphal system, subglobose to broadly ellipsoid minutely warty basidiospores, abundant gloeocystidia with rounded to acute apex and occurrence on the tree-trunk of living broadleaf tree. Hericium rajendrae constitutes important edible mushrooms for the local inhabitants in this part of Indian Himalaya. A detailed morphological description supported by line drawings, photo-illustrations and a phylogram based on Bayesian phylogeny are provided for this novel species. Relationships with the allied species are also discussed.
Keywords
Hydnoid fungi • novel species • phylogeny • taxonomy • Uttarakhand