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- Title
Pleurotus shentelii (Pleurotaceae): a new edible mushroom from Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, India.
- Authors
MEHMOOD, Tahir; VERMA, Komal; SINGH, Upendra; KAPOOR, Rupam; SHARMA, Yash Pal
- Abstract
Pleurotus shentelii, a new edible mushroom is described based on collections from the cold arid Trans-Himalayan region of Drass (Kargil) of Ladakh, India. It is characterized by white to whitish basidiomata turning brownish with age, elongated to cylindrical basidiospores, fusoid cheilocystidia with acuminate tip, and occurrence on roots and lower stem residues of members of Apiaceae (Prongos pabularia and Ferula jaeschkeana). The species is described, compared and discussed based on morphology and nrITS-based phylogeny.
- Subjects
INDIA; EDIBLE mushrooms; PLEUROTUS; BASIDIOSPORES; ARID regions; PLEUROTUS ostreatus; FERULA
- Publication
Taiwania, 2023, Vol 68, Issue 1, p90
- ISSN
0372-333X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.6165/tai.2023.68.90