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Three lignicolous  macrofungal  species,  namely,  Fomes  fomentarius  (L.ex  Fr.)  Fr.,  Fomitopsis  pinicola  (Fr.)  Kar and  Fomes   igniarius   (L.)  Fr.   belonging  to   aphyllophorales,   collected   from  Kishtwar  and  Bhadarwah   regions of district Doda of Jammu province (J&K), India, have been  described  in  the  present  communication.  Their taxonomic details, macro and micro-morphological characters have also been  included.  Critical  microscopic observations   and   perusal    of   li terature   revealed   that    Fomes   igniarius   is   new   addition    to   the    macrofungal flora  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir  while  as  Fomes  fomentarius  and  Fomitopsis  pinicola  are  the   first   authentic records for the Jammu province.

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Aphyllophorales Taxonomy Fomes fomentarius F. igniarius Fomitopsis pinicola

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Kumar, S., & Sharma, Y. P. (2008). Three lignicolous macrofungi from District Doda of Jammu Province (J&K), India. Environment Conservation Journal, 9(3), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2008.090301
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