GenusRamaria in the eastern Himalaya: SubgenusLaeticolora—I

Abstract

Abstraet. This paper records 10 more taxa of the genus Ramaria (Fr.) Bonorden subgenus Laeticolora Marr and Stuntz collected from different localities in the eastern Himalaya and adjoining hills. Ramaria synaptopoda, Ramaria rasilispora var. scatesiana, Ramaria sandaracina and Ramaria suecica are new records for the Himalaya while Ramariaflaviceps var. cremea, Ramaria flavobrunnescens, Ramaria flavobrunnescens var. formosoides, Ramaria flavobrunnescens var. aurea, Ramaria obtusissima and Ramaria camelicolor are being recorded for the first time from the eastern Himalaya. Type/authentic collections of the first 3 taxa have also been examined.