16637 Kiran R. Ranadive et al./ Elixir Appl. Botany 60 (2013) 16637-16640 Available online at www.elixirpublishers.com (Elixir International Journal) Applied Botany Elixir Appl. Botany 60 (2013) 16637-16640 Preliminary Checklist of fungal flora of Kas lateritic plateau and surroundings from the North Western Ghats of Maharashtra State Kiran R. Ranadive* and Neeta V. Jagtap Waghire College, Saswad, Pune – 411 055, Maharashtra, India. A R TI C L E I N F O A B ST R A C T Art i c l e h i st ory : Received: 10 June 2013; Received in revised form: 15 July 2013; Accepted: 24 July 2013; Kas area as a part of the “Sahydri Sub-cluster” has been declared as the World Natural Heritage Site list of the UNESCO-IUCN. Considering this it is essential to document the existing diversity of various life forms of this area. The present checklist of fungal flora of Kas is an attempt to unravel the unexplored and hidden fungal wealth. Kas is the high level ferricrete surrounded by dense stunted semi-evergreen forests which harbors myriad fungal diversity. The checklist gives the preliminary count of fungal diversity from Kas and surrounding areas. An intensive search of literature records is reported which shows 53 species of fungi and lichens belongs to 23 families and 31 genera. The present checklist of fungi from Kas and surrounding is a value addition in the floristic study of the world natural heritage sites. K ey w or d s Kas, Western Ghats, Fungi. © 2013 Elixir All rights reserved. Introduction The Western Ghats of Maharashtra, locally known as Sahyadri lie roughly between 15° 60' and 20° 75' N and between 72° 60' and 74° 40' E, covering about 52,000 km² area from Daman to Terekhol creek. The hills vary in height from 20 m to 2,000 m. As part of the Deccan Plate, this region has Gondwanaland origins. The Sahyadri sub-cluster includes the middle and upper elevation biomes of the northern Western Ghats, contain geologically and biologically unique formations. The windward western slopes of the region receive more than 2,500 mm of rainfall annually, particularly during South-West monsoon (June-September). Three large rivers, the Godavari, Koyna and Krishna carry the rainfall from the monsoon rains eastward into the drier Deccan Plateau. The mountain range ascends abruptly on the Western side from near sea level to the crest line and descends more gradually to 500 m on the Deccan plateau. (Figure 2) The deeply dissected terrain produces localized variations in rainfall and habitat types and creates Hotspots of endemism by limiting species distribution. The presence of numerous barren rocky lateritic plateaus locally called sadas is the unique feature of the Sahyadri. These plateaus possess very characteristic herbaceous ephemeral vegetation. The Kas plateau is one of the important sadas located in Satara district, at an elevation of around 1,213 m. The rainfall received is between 2,000 and 2,500 mm annually. Of the total area of 1,792 hectares under the Kas plateau, 1,142 hectares is recorded as Government Forest. To the West and South of the Kas plateau, lies the Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary spanning an altitudinal range of 600 m to 1, 100 m. The rivers Koyna, Kandati and Solashi, originating in the Western Ghats, span the sanctuary. It forms and protects the catchment of river Koyna and the reservoir Shiv Sagar formed by the dam on it. To the South lies, Chandoli National Park (earlier a Wildlife Sanctuary declared in 1985) located at the junction area of four districts, Sangli, Kolhapur, Satara and Ratnagiri of Western Maharashtra.(Figure 1) It spreads along the crest of the Sahyadri Range of the Western Ghats and lies E-mail addresses: ranadive.kiran@gmail.com, neetajagtap77@gmail.com © 2013 Elixir All rights reserved between Koyna and Radhanagari Sanctuary. It forms and protects many perennial water channels, water holes and the Vasant Sagar reservoir. The altitude of national park ranges from 589 m to 1,044 m. The work of Kas fungi has been done in scarcity and patches, so the present compilation gives about the glimpses of fungal diversity at Kas plateu and the surrounding region. This is the first effort towards the floristic analysis of the rich fungal biota at Kas and surrounding. The checklist gives the preliminary count of fungal diversity from Kas and surrounding areas. An intensive search of literature record shows 51 species of fungi and lichens belongs to 22 families and 30 genera.(Table 1) In this study the Basidiomycetous species are more studied than the remaining groups. During the field observations one thing has been noticed that the area is very much diverse in the members of Agaricales, Aphyllophorales and the Ascomycetous fungi which need to be studied. The diversity of the species and genera itself shows the richness of the mycobiota at the world heritage site place which is need to be further explored for various groups of aquatic, terrestrial as well as lichenized fungi in detail. The graphical representation gives an idea about the fungal flora studied diversity.(Fig.2) At present the floristic study may help in conserving the rich fungal biota which changes season wise as the angiospermic flora changes. Table 1. Various groups of fungi from Kas and surrounding area Total reported Species Group of Fungi Mastigomycetes Zygomycetes Ascomycetes Basidiomycetes Lichens Total Count Total reported genera & % of Species 05.66% 03 06 36 8 53 03 06 16 06 31 11.32% 67.92% 15.09% 16638 Kiran R. Ranadive et al./ Elixir Appl. Botany 60 (2013) 16637-16640 Figure 1. Map of Satara district Figure 2. Graphical representation of various groups of fungi from Kas and surrounding Checklist of fungi from Kas Plateu and surrounding: Mastigomycotina & Zygomycotina Plasmopara satarense P.B. Chavan & U.V. Kulk. 1971, (Peronosporaceae) On Triumfetta rhomboidea Satara and Kas Rhizopus nodosus Namysl., 1906 (Rhizopodaceae) On Sago Satara and Kas Synchytrium zorniae Lingappa, 1956 (Synchytriaceae) On Zornia gibbosa Satara and Kas Ascomycotina Ascobolus crenulatus P. Karst. , 1868 (Ascobolaceae) On bird dropping Satara and Kas Ascodesmis macrospora W. Obrist, 1961 (Ascodesmidaceae) On Lion dung, rodent dung Satara and Kas Lecideopsella gelatinosa Hansf. ,1945,(Schizothyriaceae) On Memecylon umbellatum Satara and Kas Leptophyma gelatinosum (Höhn.) Arx 1962, (Microstromataceae) On living leaves of Memecylon umbellatum Kas (Satara) Phyllactinia lanneae P.B. Chavan & U.V. Kulk. 1975; Erysiphaceae On Lanaea coromandelina Satara and Kas Xylaria filiformis (Alb. & Schwein.) Fr., 1849 ( Xylariaceae) On leaf litter Satara and Kas Basidiomycotina Aecidium acanthospermi P.B. Chavan & Bakare, 1973 (Incertae sedis) On Acanthospermum hispidulum Satara and Kas Aecidium chlorophyti-glauci P.B. Chavan, 1969 (Incertae sedis) On Chlorophytum glaucum Satara and Kas Aecidium leeae M.A. Salam & Ramachar, 1955(Incertae sedis) On Cissus elongata Satara and Kas Aecidium lepidagathidis-cristatae P.B. Chavan, 1969(Incertae sedis) On Lepidagathis cristata Satara and Kas Aecidium lepidagathidis-cuspidatae P.B. Chavan, 1969 (Incertae sedis) On Lepidagathis cuspidata Satara and Kas Aecidium leucadis-montanae P.B. Chavan, 1969 (Incertae sedis) On Leucas montana Satara and Kas Aecidium satarense P.B. Chavan & S.K. Patil, 1974 (Incertae sedis) On Notonia grandiflora Satara and Kas Aecidium tricholepidis P.B. Chavan & Bakare, 1973(Incertae sedis) On Tricholepis radicans Satara and Kas Aecidium zorniae-gibbosae P.B. Chavan, 1969(Incertae sedis) On Zornia gibbosa Satara and Kas Agaricus arvensis Schaeff., 1774 (Agaricaceae); On soil Satara and Kas Calvatia fragilis (Quél.) Morgan, 1890 (Agaricaceae) On soil Satara and Kas Cantharellus violicolor Corner, 1966 (Cantharellaceae) On soil Satara and Kas Haploravenelia hobsonii (Cooke) S. Ito, 1943(Raveneliaceae) On Pongamia pinnata Satara and Kas Lycoperdon gemmatum Batsch, 1783 (Agaricaceae) On soil Satara and Kas Microporus xanthopus (Fr.) Kuntze, 1898 (Polyporaceae) On fallen stumps on soil Satara and Kas Olivea colebrookiana Thirum. & Yadav, 1956 (Chaconiaceae) 16639 Kiran R. Ranadive et al./ Elixir Appl. Botany 60 (2013) 16637-16640 On Colebrookia oppositifolia Satara and Kas Pholiota destruens (Brond.) Gillet, 1876 (Strophariaceae) On soil Satara and Kas Pleurotus dryinus (Pers.) P. Kumm., 1871, (Pleurotaceae) On Wood Satara and Kas Pleurotus sapidus Sacc., 1887 (Pleurotaceae); On wood Satara and Kas Pleurotus spathulatus (Pers.) Peck, 1887 (Pleurotaceae) On wood Satara and Kas Puccinia lateritia Berk. & M.A. Curtis, 1854 (Pucciniaceae) On Borreria stricta Satara & Kas Puccinia leonotidicola Henn., 1903 (Pucciniaceae) On Leonotis nepetaefoli Satara and Kas Puccinia satarensis P.B. Chavan & Bakare, 1973 (Pucciniaceae) On Abutilon muticum Satara & Kas Puccinia scirpi DC., 1805 (Pucciniaceae) On Scirpus articulatus Satara and Kas Ravenelia coimbatorica T.S. Ramakr. & Sundaram, 1952 (Raveneliaceae) On Phyllanthus urinaria Satara & Kas Ravenelia satarensis P.B. Chavan & U.V. Kulk., 1975 (Raveneliaceae) On Caesalpinia sepiaria Satara and Kas Sphaerophragmium acaciae (Cooke) Magnus, 1891 (Raveneliaceae) On Albizzia lebbeck Satara and Kas Tricholoma equestre (L.) P. Kumm., 1871 (Tricholomataceae) On soil Satara and Kas Uredo arachidis Lagerh., 1895 (Incertae sedis) On Arachis hypogea Satara & Kas Uromyces indigoferae Dietel & Holw., 1901 (Pucciniaceae) On Indigofera linifolia Satara & Kas Uromyces mucunae Rabenh., 1878 (Pucciniaceae) On Mucuna hirsuta Satara and Kas Uromyces phaseoli G. Winter, 1881 (Pucciniaceae) On Vigna capensis Kas (Satara) Uromyces proëminens (DC.) Lév., 1847 (Pucciniaceae) On Euphorbia parviflora Satara and Kas Uromyces pseudarthriae Cooke, 1882 (Pucciniaceae) On Pseudoarthria viscida Satara and Kas Uromyces satarensis P.B. Chavan & Bakare, 1973 (Pucciniaceae) On Blainvillea latifolia Satara and Kas Uromyces setariae-italicae Yoshino, 1906 (Pucciniaceae) On Setalica italica Satara and Kas Lichens Heterodermia boryi (Fée) Kr.P. Singh & S.R. Singh, 1976 (Physciaceae) Commonly found over mosses, on basal portion of trees in moist places associated with Leptogium On trees around Kas Lake Heterodermia diademata (Taylor) D.D. Awasthi, 1973 (Physciaceae) On tree trunk and branches, sheltered rocks with other members of Physciaceae Kas Dam Heterodermia podocarpa (Bél.) D.D. Awasthi, 1973 (Physciaceae) On bark mainly on twigs Kas Lake Lecanora fimbriatula Stirt., 1879 (Lecanoraceae) On Eugenia sp. Kas Dam surrounding vegetation Leptogium indicum D.D. Awasthi & Akhatar, 1979 (Collemataceae) On bark of Erythrina indica Near Satara, Kas Dam Parmotrema tinctorum (Despr. ex Nyl.) Hale, 1974 (Parmeliaceae); On trees, rocks and boulders in open moist places Kas Lake Phlyctis communis Chitale & Makhija, 2012 (Phlyctidaceae) On road side trees On the way to Kas Lake Usnea ghattensis G. Awasthi, 1986 (Parmeliaceae) On bark Memecylon umbellatum Satara, Kas Lake Acknowledgments We are really thankful to Prof. (Dr) S.S. Deokule, Head, Department of Botany, University of Pune and Prof. M.R. Walher, Principal, Waghire College, Saswad for their constant encouragement. We would like to express our sincere thanks to Mr. Rahul Kale, Agharkar Research Institute library for his constant support in reference work. We are also thankful to Prof. S. Ipalpalli and Dr Sachin Punekar for their help and encouragement. References Awasthi DD. 1973. On the species of Anaptychia and Heterodermia from India and Nepal. Geophytology3 (1):113116. Awasthi DD, Akhtar P. 1979. The lichen genus Leptogium (Sects. Leptogium, Leptogiopsis and Homodium) in India. Geophytology 8:189-204. 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