Record on Macroscopic Fungi at IPB University Campus Forest : Description and Potential Utilization

Ivan Permana Putra

doi:10.31002/ijose.v4i1.2180

Abstract

Fungi are ubiquitous and worldwide in distribution. It is estimated that tropical region such as Indonesia has high diversity of macro fungi. Studies on the diversity and potential utilization of macrofungi have gained significance during the recent years in Indonesia. However, information provide in the term of institutional area are still limited, and campus forest is no exception. The aim of this study was to collect information of mushroom diversity at IPB Unversity Campus Forest as inital step to maximize the potential utilization in the future. All mushrooms found were Basidiomycota which dominated by the order of Agaricales. A total of 11 mushroom were identified and described in this study, namely : Crinipellis sp., Marasmius sp.1, Marasmius sp.2, Termitomyces sp., Cortinarius sp., Coprinellus sp., Pluteus sp., Gymnopus sp., Schizophyllum sp., Lentinus sp.1,and Lentinus sp.2. Some wild macroscopic fungi found to be potentially used as food source, secondary metabolites source, medicine, and also decomposer in sampling site.Keywords: Macro Fungi, Diversity, Potency, IPB University.

Highlights

Macrofungi were long appraised as unique group of organisms, poorly understood, and complicated to study due to their constantly sporadic and short-lived basidiocarps
Macro fungi are the members of Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes (Mueller et al, 2007)
The macro fungi is divided into 2 Order and consists of 8 Family (Table 1)

Summary

INTRODUCTION

Macrofungi were long appraised as unique group of organisms, poorly understood, and complicated to study due to their constantly sporadic and short-lived basidiocarps. Even though macrofungi hold the fundamental role, we are still far away from understanding its biodiversity (Mueller et al, 2007; Lonsdale et al, 2007; Peay et al., 2008) This is due to that fungi are one of the most species-abundant taxonomic groups (Hawksworth, 2001). There is only limited comprehensive information about the mushroom diversity and potency available around IPBUCF. Other characters observed were stipe shape, stipe color (young and mature stage), stipe diameter and length, stipe surface, attachment position, stipe attachment type on the substrate, stipe cross section, partial veil and universal veil, fruit body texture, odor, taste, and information on its use as food (edible or non edible) through literature studies to obtain data related to the use of fungi. Mushroom samples identified using several identification references including Arora (1986), McKnight & Vera (1998), Largent (1973), and Desjardin et al (2016)

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