Yes Tanay ji, this is *Cookeina tricholoma. We have collected this species on dead wood in Forest depot of Balaghat (M.P.)* **Satish
On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 9:55 AM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Raghu Ji, > > The Fungi in the attached photo is ....... > > * > * > > *Cookeina tricholoma *(Mont.) Kuntze., Sarcoscyphaceae (Ascomycetes) > > Synonyms: *Peziza tricholoma* Mont., (1834), *Pilocratera tricholoma*(Mont.) > Henn., and > *Trichoscypha tricholoma* (Mont.) Cooke, (1889). > > > > Apothecia are goblet to funnel-shaped with an inrolled margin, 1–2 cm > (0.4–0.8 in) in diameter, with slender stipes that are 1–3 cm (0.4–1 in) > tall, The apothecia are conspicuously hairy; hairs stiff, bristle-like, > fasciculate, and usually 2–3 mm long. Its asci are 280–350 × 13–18 µm. The > ascospores pointed-ellipsoid, surface with fine, longitudinal ridges, > biguttulate, 25–35 × 11–13.5 µm. The typical habitat is on wood like twigs > and rotten tree limbs, at low altitudes (usually below 1000 m), in the > tropics. > > > > This is one of the species of bright colored cup fungi that grow on wood in > the tropics. The copious hairs on the outside of the cup readily distinguish > *C. tricholoma*. > > > Regards > Tanay* > * > > > On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 10:44 PM, raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> A wild mushroom from Kerala, Singapura forest. >> (PS: record shot.) >> >> Date/Time : >> >> 08 Nov 2008 11:16 >> >> >> >> Location- Place, altitude and GPS: >> >> Singapura, Western ghats, Hill region, Reserve forest >> Between Palakkad and Mukkali (Silent Valley), Kerala, 3000 feet, >> >> >> >> >> Habitat- garden/ urban/wild/type: >> >> Wild, edges of a forest stream >> >> >> >> Plant Habit-tree/shrub/climber/herb: >> >> Mushroom, >> >> >> >> Height/length: >> >> ~ 1-2 cm width / 2 cms >> >> >> >> Mushroom Cap (Pileus) Shape/ color >> >> -Sunken / White and brown colors alternate/ Small sized - >> >> >> >> >> Stipe/ Stalk/Stem-/colour/height/ >> >> >> >> Not observed >> >> >> >> Gills/Pores/ >> >> >> >> - >> >> >> >> Annular ring >> - Volva >> >> - >> >> >> Regards >> Raghu >> >> -- >> 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) > > -- > 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
