The Wild edible mushrooms are one of the most important non timber forest products. Due to its vigorous growth in the rainy season, delicious taste and nutritional value the mycophagus group consume them. In this paper an attempt has been made to determine the protein of these 35 species through Bradford's method. Among them thirty three species of wild mushroom collected from different altitude (200m - 4200m), phytogeographical habitat of central Nepal and two species Agaricus bisporous & Pleurotus sajorkaju cultivated sample from Balambu farm. The highest amount of protein 1.576mg/ml in Cantharellus subscibarius and least 0.131 mg/ml in Cordycep sinensis were found. Key words: Wild mushroom; Protein; Bradford's method. DOI: 10.3126/sw.v5i5.2662 Scientific World, Vol. 5, No. 5, July 2007 85-88

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This investigation explored the diversity of higher fungi with their identification, documentation and utilization. The study area covered 549 ha, which lies within a narrow limit of altitude between 165 and 200 masl, in tropical deciduous riverine forest. Amanita chepangiana, A. pantherina, Macrolepiota fuliginosa, M. rhacodes, Russula emetica, R. foetens, R. nigricans, Scleroderma citrinum, S, bovista, Termitomyces clypeatus and T. eurhizeus were found to be dominant. The collected samples represented 29 species of Basidiomycetes belonging to 7 orders, 18 families and 25 genera. The dried specimens housed at Tribhuvan University Central Herbarium (TUCH), Kirtipur, Kathmandu. The mycoelements prevailing in this area need sustainable conservation and utilization.

This mycological investigation carried out at natural as well as community managed forest, of Rupandehi district, western terai and siwaliks region of Nepal. Samples were collected in different area ranging between 90 and 1229 masl in tropical deciduous riverine forest, to subtropical deciduous hill forest. This paper highlights on common wild mushrooms Amanita chepangiana, Geastrum fimbriatum, Macrolepiota procera, Pycnoporus cinnabarinus, Schizophyllum commune, Scleroderma bovista and Sparassis crispa. The collected samples represented seven species of Basidiomycetes belongs to four order and seven families. The specimens were deposited in the Tribhuvan University Central Herbarium, (TUCH), Kathmandu, Nepal.

This paper reports on 11 species of myxomycetes (Arcyria pomiformis, Arcyria incarnata, Arcyria cineria, Stemoitis sp., Didymium flexuosum,Physarum viride. Hemitrichia serpula, Tubifera microsperma, Fuligo cinerea, Mucilago crustacea and Didymium iridis) gathered in 2006-2008 from the adjoining hills (Shivapuri and Godavari) around the Kathmandu valley. Further studies on the phytogeographic relationship, frequency and dominance of the taxa need to be carried out in future.J. Nat. Hist. Mus. Vol. 26, 2012: 194-197