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Abstract: 'XULQJWKHVXUYH\RIZLOGHGLEOHPXVKURRPVLQWURSLFDOWRWHPSHUDWHEHOWRI1HSDOGXULQJUDLQ\VHDVRQVLQ DQGPDQ\PDFURIXQJDOVSHFLHVZHUHFROOHFWHGDQGLGHQWL¿HG7KHSDSHUKLJKOLJKWVRQWKH¿YHVSHFLHVRI genus Amanita 3HUVLQFOXGLQJQHZVSHFLHV Amanita volvata 3HFN /OR\G ZLWKWKHLULGHQWL¿FDWLRQDQGGRFXPHQWDWLRQ The new species was LGHQWL¿HGDQGWKLVLVEHLQJUHSRUWHGDQGUHGHVFULEHGIRUWKH¿UVWWLPHIURP1HSDO Amanita characterized by with volva or rudiments of volva, annulus present, in some may be absent, clamp connection SUHVHQWRUDEVHQWVSRUHVDP\ORLGRULQDP\ORLG7KHVWXG\DUHDRFFXSLHGVTNPDPRQJWKHVT.PODQG DQGOLHVZLWKLQDQDOWLWXGHEHWZHHQDQGPDVOLQWURSLFDOGHFLGXRXVULYHULQHIRUHVWWRORZHUWHPSHUDWHPL[HG EURDGOHDYHGIRUHVW7KHGULHGVSHFLPHQVDUHKRXVHGLQWKH7ULEKXYDQ8QLYHUVLW\&HQWUDO+HUEDULXP 78&+ .LUWLSXU .DWKPDQGX1HSDO7KHDUHDHPEUDFHVPDQ\P\FRSKDJRXVHWKQLFFRPPXQLWLHV7KHP\FRHOHPHQWVSUHYDLOLQJLQWKLV DUHDQHHGVXVWDLQDEOHFRQVHUYDWLRQDQGXWLOL]DWLRQ

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INTRODUCTION 7KH LQYHVWLJDWLRQ DQG VWXG\ RQ PXVKURRPV RI 1HSDO started since 19 th  FHQWXU\ /OR\G  %HUNHOH\   7KH JHQXV Amanita  FRQWDLQV RYHU  QDPHG VSHFLHV DQG YDULHWLHV $GKLNDUL et al    Amanita IURP1HSDOKDVEHHQUHSRUWHGVLQFH th century (Singh, DE VLQFHWKHQVHYHUDOSDSHUVKDYHEHHQSXEOLVKHG 42 species and 2 subspecies of Amanita are reported IURP1HSDO $GKLNDUL et al  VLQFHWKHQVHYHUDO ERWDQLFDOLQYHVWLJDWLRQVKDYHEHHQGRQH$PRQJWKHVH very few reveal the studies and investigation on wild PXVKURRPVIURPZHVWHUQ1HSDO7KLVDUHDKDVQRWEHHQ SUHYLRXVO\ LQYHVWLJDWHG VR IDU This is a preliminary report on KLJKOLJKWRQSUHVHQWO\¿YHWD[DRIWKHJHQXV Amanita  3HUV ZLWK WKH DGGLWLRQ RI QHZ VSHFLHV IURP /XPELQL]RQHDUHJLRQRIWURSLFDOWRWHPSHUDWHPRQVRRQ FOLPDWH DQG ZHVWVRXWK UHJLRQ RI 1HSDO Amanita volvata  3HFN  /OR\G ZDV LGHQWL¿HG DQG WKLV LV EHLQJ UHSRUWHGDQGUHGHVFULEHGIRUWKH¿UVWWLPHIURP1HSDO KDYH QRW UHSRUWHG SUHYLRXVO\ EHHQ UHFRUGHG7KH QHZ Figure 1: Sample Collection sites ¿QGLQJVKDYHSXEOLVKHGKHUH 5VXQJD*XOPL P  RI PLGZHVW UHJLRQ RI 1HSDO o o STUDY AREA ,W OLHV EHWZHHQ    1 ODWLWXGH DQG o   ( ORQJLWXGH 7KH YHJHWDWLRQ LQ 7KHVWXG\DUHD ¿J OLHVLQ/XPELQL=RQH3DUWLDOSDUWV forest is dominated by members of the Combretaceae, RI 3DNOLKDZD5XSDQGHKL P  7LNNDU.DSLOZDVWX 'LSWHURFDUSDFHDH)DJDFHDHDQG/HJXPLQRVDH7KHDUHD P  5DPQDJDU1DZDOSDUDVL P  7KDGD RFFXSLHVKDODQGEHWZHHQDQGPDVO7KH $UJKDNKDQFKL P 6LPDOGDQGD3DOSD P DQG

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113 Scientic World, Vol. 11, No. 11, July 2013 DYHUDJHDQQXDOUDLQIDOOLVPP RESULTS: Phytogeographically the area lies in tropical and 1. Amanita volvata 3HFN /OR\G temperate zones embracing interesting different types Amanita volvata  I DYHOODQHRVTXDPRVD 6 ,PDL  (- RI IRUHVWV DQG VRLO FRPSRVLWLRQ 7KH WURSLFDO ULYHULQH *LOEHUW LQ %UHVDGROD Iconogr. Mycol.  6XSSO   belt composed of Acacia cateachu, Adina cordifolia,   Anogeissus latifolius, Bombax ceiba, Dalbergia Local name %HVDUHFK\DX latifolia, Dalbergia sissoo, Eugeina jambolana, Taxonomic position  %DVLGLRP\FHWHV $JDULFDOHV Mallotus philippensis, Phoenix sylvestris, Shorea )LJXUHDQG robusta, Schleihera oleosa, Syzygium cumini, Tectona grandis, Terminalia alata, T. tomentosa and T. belerica HWFZLWKDQLQFUHDVLQJDOWLWXGHRI Castanopsis indica, Ehretia acuminata, Leucosceptrum canum, Lithocarpus elegans, mallotus nepalensis, Quercus lamellosa, Quercus semecarpifolia, Rhododendron arboreum and Schima wallichii. The northern belt of this area has loamy sand, while the southern belt consists of sandy ORDPWRORDP\VRLO

MATERIALS AND METHODS Surveyed was done from 15 th to 31 th 0D\DQGVSHFLPHQV were collected from 1 st  -XQH WR  st  2FW LQ  DQG  0XVKURRP VDPSOHV ZHUH SKRWRJUDSKHG LQ WKHLU natural habitat and their morphological characters were QRWHG6SRUHSULQWVZHUHWDNHQ7KHVDPSOHVZHUHZHOO GULHGDQGSDFNHGLQZD[SDSHUEDJVDQGZUDSSLQJZLWK Figure 1.1: Amanita volvata aluminums foil to prevent from the external infection as well as prevent from the intermixing of the , with SURSHU WDJ QXPEHUV 7KH KDELWDW LQFOXGLQJ HFRORJLFDO SDUDPHWHUV YL] DOWLWXGH E\ DOWLPHWHU  YHJHWDWLRQ composition, soil type, soil pH (by digital pH meter), soil moisture (by nail pH meter), humidity, temperatures and WLPH E\PHDQVRIWKHUPR+\JURPHWHU ZHUHUHFRUGHG The paper bags were brought to central Department of ERWDQ\ 7ULEKXYDQ 8QLYHUVLW\ IRU IXUWKHU PLFURVFRSLF H[DPLQDWLRQ Some of the collected specimens were also preserved LQDOLTXLGSUHVHUYDWLYH POUHFWL¿HGDOFRKRO IRUPDOLQGLVWLOOHGZDWHU  +DZNVZRUWK et. al.,   The specimens were studied based on the macroscopic, PLFURVFRSLF DQG KDELWDW FKDUDFWHULVWLFV ;DQWKRFKRULF reaction (Tulloss, 1994) was determined by placing a Figure 1.2: Spores print VPDOOSLHFHRIPDWHULDOLQ.2+VROXWLRQIROORZHG

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:LWK   )H6R 4 crystal: Stipe outer: negative, inner: %HDFRQ&DSQHJDWLYH*LOOV6DQGDOZRRG Specimen examined:  1HSDO 5XSDQGHKL 'XGUDFKK\D :1PORQJ ¶1ODW ¶( &ROO1RRQKXPXVULFKOLWHUVRLOLQ6DOIRUHVW $U\DO+31HZWR1HSDO&RPPRQ Distribution 1RUWK$PHULFDDQG1HSDO )LJXUH6SRUHV GLY —P  2. Amanita caesarea 6FRS 3HUV  6\QPHWKIXQJ *RWWLQJHQ  2  PDUJLQ VWULDWH Gills: IUHH FURZGHG \HOORZ Stipe: &DHVDU¶VPXVKURRP (QJ cylindrical, 8-15 x 2-3 cm, narrowing at the top, hollow Local name: Suntale chyau, Salle chyau, Phul chyau, when mature, with yellow falling annulus, slightly 'KDUVK\DPR 7DPDQJ  swollen at the base, with large white membranous Taxonomic position  %DVLGLRP\FHWHV $JDULFDOHV YROYD Flesh: whitish, \HOORZLVKEHQHDWKFXWLFOH Odor : $PDQLWDFHDH )LJXUHDQG  ZLWKRXWHYLGHQW Taste: JRRG Spores: elliptical, oval to Taxonomic description: VSKHULFDORUQDPHQWDWLRQVPRRWKFHOOZDOOWKLFNFRORXU Pileus:  FP KHPLVSKHULFDO WR ÀDW RUDQJH UHG K\DOLQHZKLWHPHDVXUHPHQW[—PLQVL]H washing out to yellow, cuticle separable sometimes with Spore print: ZKLWH evident membranous remains of white veil, 115 Scientic World, Vol. 11, No. 11, July 2013 Habitat:  6RLO RQ 4XHUFXV5KRGRGHQGURQ IRUHVW Ecology P\FRUUKL]DO Season -XQH$XJXVW Edibility: (GLEOHH[FHOOHQW8VHGDVYHJHWDEOH Chemical reaction 7XOORVV5( :

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4. Amanita fulva Fr. when expanded, and has a strongly striated margin, Observ. Mycol. (Havniae) 1: 2 (1815) VXUIDFH LV VPRRWK VOLJKWO\ VWLFN\ DQG VOLSSHU\ ZKHQ 7DZQ\JULVHWWH (QJ moist and glistens; later it may dry, usually free of volva Local name: 7DKDUVK\DPR 1HS UHPQDQWV,QIUHTXHQWO\URXJKO\SRO\JRQDOSLHFHVRIWKH Taxonomic position  %DVLGLRP\FHWHV $JDULFDOHV YHLOPD\UHPDLQRQWKHVXUIDFH Gills : white, free, long, $PDQLWDFHDH )LJXUHDQG  FURZGHG6 tipe: ;FPZKLWHDQGVPRRWK VRPHWLPHVWLQJHGZLWKRUDQJHEURZQDQGZLWKYHU\¿QH hairs, slender, annulus absent, hollow and quite fragile, tapering towards the top, which initially encapsulates the fruiting body is torn and develops LQWRDZKLWHVDFNOLNHYROYDZLWKFKDUDFWHULVWLFUXVW\ EURZQEOHPLVKHV Flesh: ZKLWHWRFUHDPVRIW Odor : QRWGLVWLQFWLYH Taste QRWGLVWLQFWLYH Spores : oval to spherical, ornamentation smooth somewhat hairy cell ZDOOWKLFNKDLU\DSSHQGDJHVFRORXUK\DOLQHLQDP\ORLG ZKLWHPHDVXUHPHQW[[—PLQ VL]H Spore Print ZKLWH Habitat  2Q VRLO JURZLQJ DORQJ RU VFDWWHUHG QHDU EURDGOHDYHGDQGPL[HGIRUHVW Ecology 0\FRUUKL]DO Season  -XQH$XJXVW Edibility:   (GLEOH EXW QRW Figure 4.1: Amanita fulva, SRSXODUO\ XVHG &RPPRQO\ XVHG LQ *XUXQJ .XPKDO DQG/RGWKP\FRSKDJRXVHWKQLFFDVWVGXULQJP\VWXGLHV  Taxonomic description: Chemical reaction 7XOORVV5( :

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5. Amanita pantherina '& .URPE  Naturgetr. Abbild. Beschr. Schwamme ( Prague): 29 (1846) 3DQWKHUPXVKURRP3DQWKHUFDS (QJ  Local name  0ULWX FKKDWULND 0DQJD VK\DPR %KXW )LJXUH6SRUHV GLY —P FK\DX 1HS  Taxonomic position  %DVLGLRP\FHWHV $JDULFDOHV $PDQLWDFHDH )LJXUHDQG  HQFDVHG LQ D ZKLWH YROYD Flesh:  ZKLWH XQFKDQJLQJ Odor  IDLQW SOHDVDQW Taste  DFULG Spores : oval to RYRLG RUQDPHQWDWLRQ VPRRWK FHOO ZDOO WKLFN FRORXU K\DOLQH LQDP\ORLG ZKLWH PHDVXUHPHQW  ;  —PLQVL]H Spore print ZKLWH Habitat 8VXDOO\JURZRQQHDUEURDGOHDYHGWUHHV RDN beech, ), occasionally near coniferous trees, in EURDGOHDYHGDQGPL[HGIRUHVW Ecology: P\FRUUKL]DO Season  -XO\$XJXVW Edibility : Toxic and produce dramatic symptoms similar to those of A. muscaria /  /DP Chemical reaction 7XOORVV5( :

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