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Type: Article
Published: 2018-02-16
Page range: 255–264
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Two novel species of Lactarius subgenus Plinthogalus from Uttarakhand Himalaya 

Dept of Botany and Microbiology, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal, Uttarakhand
Botanical Survey of India, Cryptogamic Unit, P. O. Botanic Garden, Howrah
Dept of Botany and Microbiology, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal, Uttarakhand
India new taxa phylogeny Russulales taxonomy Fungi

Abstract

Lactarius is a prevalent ectomycorrhizal genus in the forests of Uttarakhand Himalaya. During a macrofungal exploration in the high altitude forests of this region two interesting taxa belonging to Lactarius subg. Plinthogalus were collected. Based on detailed macro- and micromorphological observations along with nrITS-based phylogenetic analysis these taxa are proposed here as new species, Lactarius nodulisporus and Lactarius singeri.