A novel species in Lactarius sect. Atroviridi from Indian Himalaya

ISHIKA BERA; PRIYANKA UNIYAL; KANAD DAS

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.415.1.4

Issue: Vol. 415 No. 1: 23 August 2019

Type: Article

Published: 2019-08-23

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.415.1.4

Page range: 58–64

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**A novel species in Lactarius sect. Atroviridi from Indian Himalaya**

ISHIKA BERA⁺⁻
PRIYANKA UNIYAL⁺⁻
KANAD DAS⁺⁻

Cryptogamic Unit, Botanical Survey of India, P.O.-Botanic Garden, Howrah-711103, India

Department of Botany, Govt. P. G. College, Gopeshwar (Chamoli), Uttarakhand 246401, India

Cryptogamic Unit, Botanical Survey of India, P.O.-Botanic Garden, Howrah-711103, India

Fungi Arunachal Pradesh Basidiomycota Morphology Russulaceae Sikkim Taxonomy

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Abstract

Lactarius viridinigrellus, a milkcap with green-black matted-fibrillose azonate pileus is proposed here as a novel species under L. subg. Lactarius sect. Atroviridi from subalpine forests of Eastern Himalaya in India. Detailed morphological description, supporting illustrations and nrITS-based phylogenetic estimation are presented. Comparison with allied species is also given.