BAsidiomycetes of western ghats of Goa-2003-2007 surveys

The basidiomycetes from western ghats of Goa were collected from Sattari i.e. Bondir (hill), Chorla (ghat), Ustem (forest), Bhuipal (near forest check post), Parye (forest); Sanguem i.e. Molem (forest), Colem (along railway track and pikalewadi), verlem (ghat region), Tambdi surla (forest); Canacona i.e. Partagal (forest), Netravali (forest); Ponda i.e. Bondla (forest), Bicholim i.e. Nanora; Canacona i.e. Ambe Ghat, Mining area, Sanjeevani sugar factory, Cotigao and Maxem; Ponda i.e. Bondla; Quepem i.e. Quepem market; Sanguem i.e. Anmod, Bhati, Bolkornem, Kumbari, Mollem, Potrem, Sanguem market, Savordem Market, Verlem, Wadem; Sattari i.e. Anjunem, Bondir, Chorla and Surla.
Collection was done during June to October.
• In all 289 samples were collected belonging to 139 genera and 42 families, 29 samples remained unidentified due to lack of reference taxonomic literature and the possibility that these could be rare species.
• Maximum numbers of samples were collected from bondla, bondir and the least from Verlem, Netravali, Nanora and Mollem.
• Marasmius, Ganoderma, Termitomyces were found to be the most dominant genera followed by Coltricia, Daedalea, Trametes and Stereum.
• Out of 169 samples 48 basidiomycetes were successfully cultured and maintained, these were Amanita sp. (bs-11), novel species of Scleroderma (bs-37), Termitomyces albuminosus (bs-51), unidentified cup fungus (bs-37), Auriculariopsis sp.(bs-64), Omphalotus sp. (bs-71), Hygrocybe sp. (BA-19), Bolbitius sp. (BA-36), Xerula radicata (BA-37), Termitomyces striatus (Ba-43), Daedalia quercina (BA-45), Pleurotus osteratus var. Goanensis (BA-50), Stereum sp. (BA-51, BA-63), Termitomyces medius, Auricularia auricula-judae (BA-72), Termitomyces clypeatus (BA-79) and Clavaria sp. (BA-83).
Amanita caesarea, an attractive edible species known in europe as “Emperor’s Mushroom” was found on the banks of the Ragada river in the interiors of Sanguem sub-district this is the first record of this species in Western Ghats of Goa and entire South India.