New records of Russula species from Pakistan

摘要

Species of Russula is characterized by a very variable colored cap that is first convex then flattened and slightly depressed and eventually cracks into small fragments. Stem is usually fairly stout; gills narrow and adnexed; Spores broadly ellipsoid, sub-spherical to spherical and spiny. The present report describes new records of fourspecies of Russula viz ., R. cyanoxantha, R. grata, R. nitida and R. olivacea from Gilgit-Baltistan. Of these, R. olivacea, R. grata and R. nitida are reported for the first time from Pakistan.