BIODIVERSITY, CONSERVATION AND UTILISATION OF
MUSHROOM FLORA FROM THE WESTERN GHATS REGION
OF INDIA
Abstract: Bangalore (Bengaluru) is also called as a Garden city of India, positioned at 12°58' and 12°97' N lat
and 77°34' and 77°56’ E longitudes with a wide range of ecosystem. The floristic composition of this region has
been studied earlier by several workers, but the fungus which forms an important component of the ecosystem
has been largely neglected in a biodiversity studies. The present investigation is an attempt to give a broad
picture of biodiversity of mushrooms belonging to the class Basidiomycetes in Bangalore. The survey were
conducted from June 2007 to November 2010 in 8 different places which included scrub jungles and urban
places in a around Bangalore. A total number of 90 species in 48 genera belonging to 19 families in 05 orders
were recorded, 28 species were found to be recorded for the first time in India. Among the collected species
Coprinus disseminates followed by Coprinus fibrillosis and Schizophyllum communae was found to be
abundant in their occurrence. The Simpson and Sannon diversity biodiversity index was found to be 0.8 and
1.24 respectively. The detailed report of the study has been presented here