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Type: Article
Published: 2018-08-09
Page range: 181–192
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Amanita griseofusca: A new species of Amanita in section Vaginatae from Malam Jabba, Swat, Pakistan

University of the Punjab, Department of Botany, Quaid-e-Azam Campus-54590, Lahore, Pakistan Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
University of Swat, Center for Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, Saidu Sharif-19200, Swat, Pakistan
University of Swat, Center for Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, Saidu Sharif-19200, Swat, Pakistan
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
University of the Punjab, Department of Botany, Quaid-e-Azam Campus-54590, Lahore, Pakistan
Fungi Amanitaceae molecular phylogeny new taxon Quercus dilatata

Abstract

A new species, Amanita griseofusca in section Vaginatae is described and illustrated here from Pakistan. Distinguishing characters of the new species include medium-sized basidiomata, greyish brown pileus surface with white to beige, membranous volval remnants present as one (large) to a few (small) warts, close lamellae which are cream colored with a pink tone, striations one third of the total pileus radius, broadly ellipsoidal to ellipsoidal basidiospores and white loose saccate volva turning beige at maturity. Molecular data inferred from partial nuc rDNA internal transcribed spacer region (ITS), partial nuc rDNA larger subunit region (LSU) and partial translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1) confirms the novelty of the present taxon.