Hygrocybe alwisii (Berk. & Broome) Pegler
Hygrocybe alwisii is found on the ground amongst decaying leaves, solitary, scattered or in small groups and distributed in moist-deciduous to evergreen forests. The specimen was collected from Manikgad (Raigad district).
Morphology:
Pileus up to 55 mm diam., convex becoming plane; surface uniformly white to yellowish white, slightly viscid, smooth. Lamellae adnexed, white, moderately closed. Stipe up to 60 × 6.5 mm, equal, slightly attenuated upwards; surface white, smooth. Pileus context up to 2 mm thick at the disc, white.
Culinary value:
Inedible as a food
Medicinal importance:
Lack of information
Industrial applications:
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Unique features:
Interesting facts:
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Commercial products:
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Review of patents:
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Review of publications:
- 1.Gilled mushrooms of Maharashtra were reported wherein alwisii collected from Pune University campus was described[1].
- 2.Hygrocybe alwisii collections were reported from Western Ghats region of Karnataka state[2].
- 3.The species was also recorded from Kerala state[3].
Classification[4]:
Kingdom |
Fungi |
Phylum |
Basidiomycota |
Class |
Agaricomycetes |
Order |
Agaricales |
Family |
Hygrophoraceae |
Genus |
Hygrocybe |
Species |
alwisii |
[1] Senthilarasu G (2014) Diversity of agarics (gilled mushrooms) of Maharashtra, India. Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology, 4(1): 58–78
[2] Senthilarasu G and Kumaresan V (2016) Diversity of agaric mycota of Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology, 6(2): 75–101
[3] Mohanan C (2006) Biodiversity of terricolous and lignicolous macrofungi of the Western Ghats Kerala. Final technical report submitted to the ministry of environment and forests, Government of India, New Delhi
[4] http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?TableKey=14682616000000067&Rec=156463&Fields=All