NEW MUSHROOM IN WESTERN GHATS - ENVIRONMENT
News: Researchers identify a new mushroom species from the Western Ghats
What's in the news?
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Recently, A tiny,
fragile-looking mushroom sporting a honey-yellow ‘cap’ found on the campus of
the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI)
at Palode has been identified as a new species in the Western Ghats.
About the mushroom:
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This
new species belongs to the genus Candolleomyces,
a relatively small genus with just 35 species recognised worldwide.
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The new species, which is
quite cute in appearance, has been named Candolleomyces albosquamosus -
‘albosquamosus’ for the white wooly scale-like structures on its pileus or cap.
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Delicate in build, the
mushroom grows to a height of just about 58 mm.
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The ‘cap,’ or pileus, of
a mature Candolleomyces album squamosus is 12 mm to 38.5 mm in diameter and
bell-shaped.
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The
honey-yellow coloured pileus turns brownish-gray or brownish-beige with age.
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The ‘stipe’ , the stem or
stalk of the mushroom , is white in color and cylindrical.