Group of fungi
Aravalli macrofungi
77 species, 58 genera, 32 families
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What the sources say
- RajasthanA DNA and shape study in the Mount Abu, Kumbhalgarh and Sitamata sanctuaries found 77 species of larger fungi, 74 of them at Mount Abu.[9]
- Rajasthan28 species grew on dead wood and twigs, 14 rot living wood, 19 grew on leaf litter, 18 on soil or grassland, 3 on dung, and one Termitomyces was tied to a termite nest. Five were linked with tree roots.[9]
- RajasthanThe authors connect these fungi with leaf litter breakdown and the recycling of nutrients.[9]
Sources
- Singh J, Rathore K, Gehlot P, Singh J, Pathak R, Singh SK (2025). Species Diversity of Macrofungi from Aravalli Mountain Range Forest of Rajasthan. Kavaka 61(3): 61-77 (journal). Peer reviewed. DNA and shape study in three Aravalli sanctuaries.
The coloured tag before each fact shows where it was verified. A fact checked for India or the world is not assumed to hold for Rajasthan.
