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  Pak. J. Bot., 45(3): 1473-1476, 2013.

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Updated: 04-07-13

 

 

NEWLY RECORDED SPECIES OF BOLETACEAE FORM PAKISTAN

 

ABDUL RAZAQ1* AND SALEEM SHAHZAD2

 

Abstract: Family Boletaceae is characterized by tubular hymenium that contains simple/compound, minute, broad or hexagonal tubes that some times may be radial, elongated or nearly gill-like, and mostly fusiform or elongated spores. The present describes 5 new records of the members of the family Boletaceae viz., Aureoboletus gentilis, Boletus reticulatus, B. edulis, B. subtomentosus and Chalciporus piperatus from Gilgit-Baltistan. Of these, A. gentilis, B. reticulatus and B. subtomentosus are reported for the first time from Pakistan.

 


1Department of Biological Sciences, Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Baltistan, Pakistan.

2Department of Agriculture & Agribusiness Management, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.

*Correspondence author e-mail: abdul_razaq555@yahoo.com


 

 

   

 

   
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