A new species of Cyathus (Agaricaceae) from India

Authors : Kanad Das, Manoj Emanuel Hembrom, Arvind Parihar, Rui Lin Zhao

Pages : 97-103

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Publication Date : 9999-12-31

Article Type : Makaleler

Abstract :The Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden is a well-known botanical garden. Cyathus thindii, a new species of bird's nest fungus, was collected from this garden, and is described and illustrated in the present paper. It is distinct with its sessile basidiomata growing on a white mycelial pad, plicate exterior (partly) and interior wall of the peridium, comparatively large peridioles without tunica, and medium sized spores. Its relation with allied taxa is discussed and a provisional key to the Indian species of Cyathus is given in the present paper.
Keywords : Bird?s nest fungi, Agaricaceae, taxonomy, new species, India