Discovery of a rare stiped puffball Calostoma junghuhnii in Neora Valley National Park, India: A new record for West Bengal, India

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DOI https://doi.org/10.13057/asianjfor/r060102
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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022)
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SHUVADEEP MAJUMDAR
Parimal Mitra Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Department of Botany. Mal, Jalpaiguri, PIN-735 221, W.B., India
BUDDHA SINGH RAI
Neora Valley National Park, Gorumara Wildlife Division North. Jalpaiguri, PIN-735 101, W.B., India
AJIT RAI
Neora Valley National Park, Gorumara Wildlife Division North. Jalpaiguri, PIN-735 101, W.B., India
UJJAL GHOSH
O/o Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, North Bengal. Upper Nivedita Road, P.O. Siliguri, Darjeeling, PIN-734 403, W.B., India
SILANJAN BHATTACHARYYA
Department of Zoology, West Bengal State University, Berunanpukuria. P.O. – Malikapur, Barasat, North 24 Parganas, PIN-700 126, W.B., India
ANIMESH BOSE
Himalayan Nature and Adventure Foundation, Saibal Mansion. 16 Hill Cart Road, opp. SBI, Siliguri, PIN-734 001, W.B., India
NISHA GOSWAMI
O/o Divisional Forest Officer, Burdwan Division. P.O. and District Burdwan, PIN-713 104, W.B., India
DYUTIPARNA CHAKRABORTY
Botanical Survey of India. Howrah, PIN-711 103, W.B. India
JIT SARKAR
Department of Botany, Taraknath Shiksha Prangan, University of Calcutta. 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, PIN-700 019, W.B., India
SUDIPTA MUKHERJEE
1. Department of Botany, Taraknath Shiksha Prangan, University of Calcutta. 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, PIN-700 019, W.B., India; 2. West Bengal Biodiversity Board, Department of Environment, Government of West Bengal. Prani Sampad Bhavan, 5th Floor, Salt Lake City, Sector-III, Kolkata, PIN-700 106, W.B., India
KRISHNENDU ACHARYA
Department of Botany, Taraknath Shiksha Prangan, University of Calcutta. 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, PIN-700 019, W.B., India
PRAKASH PRADHAN ♥
1. Department of Botany, Taraknath Shiksha Prangan, University of Calcutta. 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata, PIN-700 019, W.B., India; 2. West Bengal Biodiversity Board, Department of Environment, Government of West Bengal. Prani Sampad Bhavan, 5th Floor, Salt Lake City, Sector-III, Kolkata, PIN-700 106, W.B., India
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Abstract. Majumdar S, Rai BS, Rai A, Ghosh U, Bhattacharyya S, Bose A, Goswami N, Chakraborty D, Sarkar J, Mukherjee S, Acharya K, Pradhan P. 2022. Discovery of a rare stiped puffball Calostoma junghuhnii in Neora Valley National Park, India: A new record for West Bengal, India. Asian J For 6: 9-14. The varied topography, soil, and climate of West Bengal, India, make conducive conditions for nurturing the magnificent diversity of macrofungi and their habitats. During an exploration of macro-fungal diversity in Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal, India, in 2021, basidiocarps of Calostoma (Calostomataceae) were collected and photographed, along with macro-morphological and ecological notes were taken. The specimens were identified through macro and micro-morphological characters following standard literature. Amplified description of Calostoma junghuhnii (Schltdl. & Müll. Berol.) Massee, along with necessary figures and photographs, is presented in this paper. A literature survey revealed that C. junghuhnii is a new record for West Bengal. The outcome of the present study would enrich data related to the macro-fungal diversity in the state of West Bengal, India.

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