Checklist of Basidiomycetous fungi of Bangladesh

Shamim  Shamsi; Syed Arman  Alam

doi:10.3329/brc.v11i2.82638

Authors

Shamim Shamsi Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Syed Arman Alam Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/brc.v11i2.82638

Keywords:

Checklist, Fungi, Basidiomycetous, Bangladesh

Abstract

A total of 261 species of Basidiomycetous fungi under 49 families in Bangladesh from 1952 till date are enlisted. The alphabetical checklist of the genera is provided herewith. Further updates will be added to the subsequent versions of the publication.

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