ISSN 2456-7876 Archive of Life Science and Environment (Arch. Life Sci. & Env.) 1 (2): 51-56 First report on four Macrofungi from Meghalaya, North East India Rajesh Kumar1*, Krishna Giri1 and Shailesh Pandey2 1Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat-785 001, Assam, India 2 Forest Research Institute, Dehradun- 248001, Uttarakhand, India *Corresponding author. E-mail:
[email protected] Astrat: The preset stud as udertake to eplore the ild ushroo diersit of Me- ghalaa, Northeast Idia. Etesie field sures ere oduted i the etire state, ad the ild ushroos ere olleted fro differet forest tpes. A total of 138 ushroo speies ere idetified o the asis of orphologial ad irosopi harateristis. Four fugal spe- ies, iz., Aaita isporigera G. F Atkiso, Aaita agiverruata Thiers & Airati, Cortiarius aius Fr. ad Laaria affiis (G.F. Atkiso ere foud as e reords fro Baghara Resere Forest, Meghalaa. Though, these arofugi hae ee desried fro other parts of the orld, hoeer, to the est of our koledge these are eig reported for the first tie fro Idia. Keyword: Baghara Resere Forest, A. isporigera, A. Magiverruata, C. Caius, L. affiis Introduction lies between 250 47′ to 260 10′ N latitude and 890 45′ to 920 45′ E longitude. The altitude ranges from 50 to Macrofungi (Mushrooms) play an important role in 1960 m (m.s.l.). The mean maximum and mean mini- fulfilling nutritional and medicinal requirements in mum temperature of the state is 24.3 0C and 17.8 0C, many counties, and serve as a livelihood source of respectively. The average annual rain fall in Meghala- forest dwelling communities.