In the present paper, three species of wild mushrooms belonging to the genus Gymnopilus i.e Gymnopilus aeruginosus (Peck) Singer, G liquiritiae (Pers.) P. Karst and G. luteus (Peck) Hesler are described macro- and microscopically from the plains of Jammu. All the three species constitute new records for the Indian mycobiota.
Gymnopilus, India, Jammu, New record, Plains, Taxonomy
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Manuscript Published on 22 December 2017
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