First and Noteworthy Report of Agaricus brunneodiscus (Basidiomycota: Agaricaceae) from Pakistan

Authors

  • Alishba Chudhrey Department of Botany, Government College University, Katchery Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Saliha Rukhsar Department of Botany, Government College University, Katchery Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Nousheen Yousaf Department of Botany, Government College University, Katchery Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Keywords:

Agaricus, Basidiomycota, Biodiversity, Mushroom, Taxonomy

Abstract

Different fruiting bodies of Agaricus were collected in 2021 during moon soon from Lahore and Gujranwala districts. Morphological
and anatomical analysis and comparisons with other Agaricus species reported worldwide confirmed our species as Agaricus brunneodiscus. It belongs to Agaricus subgenus spissicaules, and section Rarolentes. Detailed descriptions, morphological and microscopic photographs and microscopic illustrations are provided in this paper. Morpho-anatomical comparisons with related
Agaricus species are also given.

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2023-02-03

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Alishba Chudhrey, Saliha Rukhsar, & Nousheen Yousaf. (2023). First and Noteworthy Report of Agaricus brunneodiscus (Basidiomycota: Agaricaceae) from Pakistan . GU Journal of Phytosciences, 3(1), 38–46. Retrieved from http://jphytosci.com/index.php/GUJP/article/view/83

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023): GU Journal of Phytosciences [January, 2023]

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