Macro Fungi Biodiversity at the Central and Northern Biosphere Reserved Areas of Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest Region of Bangladesh
M. I. Rumainul
Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
F. M. Aminuzzaman *
Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Mushrooms are considered as macro fungi as well as seasonal fungi, which occupy diverse niches in natural forest ecosystem. It appears predominantly during rainy season, if temperature and moisture become favorable in that ecosystem. Investigation of diversity of macro fungi is gaining importance because of the disappearance due to the threat of habitat destruction. This investigation deals with the biodiversity of macro fungi at Dhaka, Gazipur, Bogra, Rajshahi, Pabna, Jaipurhat and Dinajpur district of central and northern region of Bangladesh, where 50 samples were collected, morphologically characterized, photographed and preserved. They were identified to 8 genera and 9 species. The predominant genera were Trametes, Daedaleopsis, Collybia and Armillaria. This preliminary investigation suggested that, the central and northern region of Bangladesh under tropical moist deciduous forest region is enriched with diversity of wild mushrooms.
Keywords: Macro fungi, biodiversity, `, tropical moist deciduous forest, Bangladesh