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Type: Article
Published: 2015-07-14
Page range: 289–295
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Suillus adhikarii, a new species from the subalpine Himalaya of India and Nepal associated with Larix

Botanical Survey of India, Cryptogamic Unit, P.O. Botanic Garden, Howrah 711103, India
Botanical Survey of India, Cryptogamic Unit, P.O. Botanic Garden, Howrah 711103, India
Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
Boletales Cultural characteristics Pinaceae Suillaceae Taxonomy Fungi Himalaya

Abstract

Suillus adhikarii is described and illustrated as a new species based on morphology and ecology from the subalpine regions of Nepal and India. It is presumably an ectomycorrhizal fungus in association with Larix griffithiana and L. himalaica. This species is compared with the other closely related taxa of Suillus which have been reported in association with Larix from the Himalaya. A key to the Suillus species associated with Larix known from the Himalaya is provided.