STUDIES ON THE MORPHOLOGY AND TAXONOMY OF SOME SPECIES OF TRICHOLOMATACEAE IN ZARIA, KADUNA STATE — NIGERIA.

Ali, B. D*¹; Khan, A.U² and Musa, H²

¹Department of Biological Sciences, Adamawa State University, Mubi, Adamawa  

²Department of Biological Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna

E-mail: lammababs@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

A detail morphologocal description of six taxa belonging to the family Tricholomataceae was carried out. The taxa were described and identified using conventional keys, as Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca, Pleurotus sp, Ompholatus olivascens, Cantharellus infundibuliformis,Cantharocybe gruberi (A. H. Sm) H. E. Bigelow & A. H Sm. and Clitocybe alexandri. This is the first report on Tricholomataceae from Northern Nigeria. The species were deposited in the herbarium of the Department of Biological Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

Keywords: Morphology, Taxa, Tricholomataceae, Nigerian Agaricales.