![Agaricus placomyces Peck, Ann. Rep. N.Y. St. Mus. nat. Hist. 29: 40 (1878) [1876]](https://fungiofkolhapur.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image006.jpg)
Fruiting body medium to large. Pileus 6-10 cm wide, convex, margin entire, umbonate, white, surface having greyish brown scales, radially splitting on maturity, on rubbing, the surface turns brownish; lamellae pink to light brown, turning dark at maturity, free, crowded. Stipe 5-9 x 0.5 cm wide, white, fibrous with bulbous base. Annulus present, white, membranous. Basidiospores 4.2-5.4×2.2-3.4 µm, ellipsoid, apiculate with central guttules. Basidia 16-25×6-7.5µm, clavate, thin walled, hyaline. Spore print brown. Edibility unknown.
Specimens examined
India, Maharashtra, Kolhapur, Panhala, Pombare (16°43ʹ12ʺN-73°55ʹ53ʺE), on soil, solitary, scattered, 20.06.2021, Bornak, S. I., Biranje. S. S. and Patil, Y. S. (Y21V4C7).
Remarks
Agaricus placomyces has high phenol content and was suspected to be poisonous and better to be avoided (Petrova, et al., 2007; Al-Momany and Gucel, 2009). This species has been reported from Pune and Amravati in Maharashtra state and from Himachal Pradesh and Punjab (Kaur, et al., 2018). This is the first report from study area.
References:
Petrova, A., Alipieva, K., Kostadinova, E., Antonova, D., Lacheva, M., Gjosheva, M., Popov, S. and Bankova. V. (2007). GC-MS studies of the chemical composition of two inedible mushrooms of the genus Agaricus. Chem Cent J. Dec 20:1:33. doi: 10.1186/1752-153X-1-33
Al-Momany, A.M. and Gucel, S. (2009). A Comprehensive Study on Agaricus Species of North Cyprus. World Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 5 (2): 195-200
Kaur, M.S., H. Kaur and N.A. Malik (2018). The Genus Agaricus (Agaricaceae, Agaricales) from India- A Check List. KAVAKA, 51: 49-58
