Ganoderma multipileum and Tomophagus cattienensis— new records from Pakistan

Abstract

New records of Ganoderma multipileum and Tomophagus cattienensis collected from Changa Manga Forest and Lahore, Pakistan, are presented based on morphological and nuclear rDNA ITS sequence data from fresh basidiomata. Specimens previously treated as G. lucidum from Pakistan were reviewed and found to represent different species, among them G. multipileum. Specimens of T. cattienensis determined for the first time from Pakistan presented morphological features similar to T. colossus but corresponded molecularly to T. cattienensis; the morphological description for T. cattienensis is expanded accordingly.

Phylogenetic analysis and morphology of Ganoderma multipileum, a Ganoderma species associated with dieback of the metropolitan woody plant Delonix regia (Boj. ex Hook.) Raf. in Vietnam

“…In contrast, specimens from Thailand and Pakistan exhibited multiple-pileate sporocarps and were found on decayed hardwoods. 10 , 11 The basidiospores of Vietnamese G. multipileum had typical oval shapes similar to the holotype of G. multipileum , as confirmed by SEM photos for the first time. The basidiospores displayed numerous echinules, consistent with the descriptions by Wang et al in their drawings.…”

“…11 In previous reports, G. multipileum was described as a white-rot fungus that mainly decays dead softwood such as Sterculia nobilis, Delonix regia, 5 and Pinus merkusii, 11 as well as hardwood plants such as Dalbergia sissoo and Vachellia nilotica. 10 Delonix regia is a flowering plant of the Fabaceae family and is widely grown in Vietnam and other tropical countries. Various parts of this plant have been used in folk medicine.…”

“… 4 Among the Ganoderma species, G. multipileum was discovered on a stump of decaying wood for the first time in Taiwan. 5 Since then, G. multipileum has been described based on morphology and phylogeny in subtropical and tropical countries such as China, 6 – 8 India, 9 Pakistan, 10 and Thailand. 11 In previous reports, G. multipileum was described as a white-rot fungus that mainly decays dead softwood such as Sterculia nobilis , Delonix regia , 5 and Pinus merkusii , 11 as well as hardwood plants such as Dalbergia sissoo and Vachellia nilotica.…”

“… 11 In previous reports, G. multipileum was described as a white-rot fungus that mainly decays dead softwood such as Sterculia nobilis , Delonix regia , 5 and Pinus merkusii , 11 as well as hardwood plants such as Dalbergia sissoo and Vachellia nilotica. 10 …”

First Record of Ganoderma multipileum Associated with Delonix regia (Boj. ex Hook.) Raf. Die-back in Vietnam

“…Since then, G. multipileum has been described based on morphology and phylogeny in subtropical and tropical countries such as China (Cao et (Luangharn et al, 2021). In previous reports, Ganoderma multipileum was described as a white-rot fungus that mainly decays dead softwood such as Sterculia nobilis, Delonix regia (D. M. Wang et al, 2009), and Pinus merkusii (Luangharn et al, 2021), as well as hardwood plants such as Dalbergia sissoo and Vachellia nilotica (Umar et al, 2022).…”