The genus Lepiota (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) in Kerala State, India

摘要

Twenty-two taxa belonging to the agaric genus Lepiota are documented front Kerala State, India, including full descriptions and illustrations of eight new species and one new variety (L. ananya, L. anupama, L. babruka, L babruzalka, L. harithaka, L. nirupama, L. shveta, L. zalkavritha, L. brevipes var. distincta). Of the eleven species that are new records for India, Lepiota subincarnata, L. brevipes, L. claiophylla, L. ianthinosquamosa and L. murinocapitata are also reported for the first time front Asia. A key to the species of Lepiota in Kerala is given.