An Assemblage of Boletoid Mushrooms Distribution and Diversity in Uttarakhand Himalaya, India

Abstract

The present paper provides a distributional list of representative species of the Boletoid mushrooms in the Uttarakhand Himalaya. A literature survey revealed twenty-five taxa from the state, among these six, belong to the genus Suillus, four to Leccinum, three each to Boletus and Tylopilus, two each to Phylloporus, Pulveroboletus, Strobilomyces, and one each to Austroboletus and Xerocomus. Field photographs for some taxa are also provided herein for a better understanding of Boletoid mushrooms appearance and ecology.