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PJB-2012-62

NEW RECORDS OF LACTARIUS SPECIES FROM PAKISTAN

ABDUL RAZAQ1* AND SALEEM SHAHZAD2
Abstract

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Lactarius pubescens and L. helvus are being reported for first time from Pakistan whereas L. obscuratus and L. piperatus have been recorded for the first time from Gilgit-Baltistan Valley. These species are characterized by cap at first convex then flattened and depressed or funnel-shaped. Stem slender, equal or Gills narrow, crowded. Test mild. Smell faint when fresh, strong when dry. Exuding milky substance when cut. Spores ellipsoid, smooth

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