Chlorolepiota brunneotincta: a new species (Agaricaceae) from India

Authors: NARENDER SINGH ATRI, BABITA KUMARI, RAMESH CHANDRA UPADHYAY

Abstract: The genus Chlorolepiota Sathe & Deshpande is a monotypic genus represented by C. mahabaleshwerences Sathe & Deshpande. In this paper, a new species, Chlorolepiota brunneotincta, is described, based upon macroscopic, microscopic, and molecular studies undertaken on the collection from Solan Himachal Pradesh (India).

Keywords: Macrofungi, basidiomycetes, taxonomy, ITS, PCR, India

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