Leucocoprinus birnbaumii (Agaricales: Basidiomycota), attractive yellow houseplant mushroom, revisited after 100 years
Abstract
Sulphur yellow color fruiting bodies of a mushroom at several stages of development were found growing indoors, on decaying mosses (peat) inside a glass box in the University premises at Peradeniya in November 2018. The fungus was examined and identified by its morphological features, described previously, as Leucocoprinus birnbaumii. The present paper reports L. birnbaumii 110 years after its first record in Ceylon and describes its morphology using growth stages and color images for easy recognition.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/cjs.v49i2.7742 | Journal eISSN: 2513-230X
Language: English
Page range: 209 - 211
Published on: Jun 14, 2020
Published by: Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2020 N.K.B. Adikaram, D.M.D. Yakandawala, L. Jayasinghe, published by Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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