Thanks Sethi ji and Nalini ji for the information. With regards
Vijayasankar On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 6:49 AM, nabha meghani <nabha-megh...@gmx.de> wrote: > Hallo, > truffles are supposed to be very expensive mushrooms, at least the ones > found in Europe. They grow underground and are difficult for human beings to > locate. People go with Pigs to search Truffles. Pigs supposed to have better > sense for smell, even better that dogs. Truffles are always located by pigs. > > I haven't seen any pigs on the airport searching drugs, anyways :-))))) > > Nalini > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Inderjeet Sethi <ikseth...@gmail.com> > *To:* R. Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> > *Cc:* Pankaj Oudhia <pankajoud...@gmail.com> ; Satish > Chile<chilesat...@gmail.com>; tanay > bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> ; indiatreepix<indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Saturday, May 01, 2010 1:36 PM > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:33660] Mushroom from Shimla_RVS05 > > Dear VijayShankar ji, > There are two genera of truffles which grow underground - *Tuber* and * > Elaphomyces*. Identification depends on colour, size etc. Some such ball > like fungi needs to be cut in half to see their internal structure. There is > another genus, Phallus which in its initial stages is egg like. When in B Sc > we used to confuse it for Lycoperdon. But by touching it u can feel it is > mucilaginous inside and cutting it into half will reveal everything. So just > pics are not enough to identify a fleshy fungus. > Regards > > On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 1:42 AM, R. Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> Thank you Pankaj ji. Nice collection of mushrooms! >> >> With regards >> >> Vijayasankar Raman >> National Center for Natural Products Research, >> The University of Mississippi, >> Oxford, MS-38677, USA. >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 1:34 PM, Pankaj Oudhia >> <pankajoud...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Dear VijayShankar ji, >>> >>> Here is special gift for you from Agronomist by education i.e. me. >>> >>> Some Mushroom species of Bastar. >>> >>> http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=96171 >>> >>> http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=99092 >>> >>> http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=99093 >>> >>> http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=98490 >>> >>> http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=98079 >>> >>> I have prepared plus 10 GB report on traditional medicinal uses of these >>> mushrooms. >>> >>> regards >>> >>> Pankaj Oudhia >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 8:39 PM, R. Vijayasankar < >>> vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Satish ji, for the clue. When we were conducting botanical survey >>>> in Bastar (Jagdalpur), we noticed some tribes (Kond?) collecting edible >>>> mushroom. These mushrooms were not seen above the soil but were >>>> subterranean, and these people were able to find the location and collect >>>> them, by using a sharp digger. Right now i have no access to the photos. >>>> But >>>> these mushrooms were small, 2-3 cm across, nearly globose and brown. Any >>>> idea about their id? >>>> >>>> With regards >>>> >>>> Vijayasankar Raman >>>> National Center for Natural Products Research, >>>> The University of Mississippi, >>>> Oxford, MS-38677, USA. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 3:22 AM, Satish Chile >>>> <chilesat...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Tanay ji, Vijayshankar ji >>>>> To me this look like Lycoperdon pyriforme. It looks similar to one >>>>> which I collected from Jagdalpur, Bastar ( Chhatisgarh) when I was posted >>>>> there. >>>>> Satish >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 11:12 AM, tanay bose >>>>> <tanaybos...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Can be !! but without a close look and photos from different angles I >>>>>> cant confirm a species if I do this will be ambiguous even spore colour >>>>>> can >>>>>> differentiate a species in fungi . So I can't take the risk .. >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> Tanay >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 10:48 AM, R. Vijayasankar < >>>>>> vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Dear Tanay, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Lycoperdon ovalicaudatum seems to be a recently described species, >>>>>>> and no photos available in the net yet. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> can it be young L. perlatum, the common puffball? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> With regards >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Vijayasankar Raman >>>>>>> National Center for Natural Products Research, >>>>>>> The University of Mississippi, >>>>>>> Oxford, MS-38677, USA. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 11:54 PM, tanay bose < >>>>>>> tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *Lycoperdon sp* not quit sure about the species Can be *Lycoperdon >>>>>>>> ovalicaudatum but not sure !!* >>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>> Tanay >>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 3:53 AM, R. Vijayasankar < >>>>>>>> vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Forming beautiful small colonies. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> With regards >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Vijayasankar Raman >>>>>>>>> National Center for Natural Products Research, >>>>>>>>> The University of Mississippi, >>>>>>>>> Oxford, MS-38677, USA. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>>>> indiantree...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Tanay Bose >>>>>>>> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >>>>>>>> 9830439691(Mobile) >>>>>>>> 9674221362 (Mobile) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Tanay Bose >>>>>> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >>>>>> 9830439691(Mobile) >>>>>> 9674221362 (Mobile) >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> . >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Dr. Satish Kumar Chile >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > ~ik~ > Dr.Inderjeet Kaur Sethi > Associate Professor > Department of Botany > SGTB Khalsa College > University of Delhi > Delhi-110007 > M: 9818775237 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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