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Amylaria himalayensis Corner

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Scientific name
Amylaria himalayensis
Author
Corner
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Russulales
Family
Bondarzewiaceae
Assessment status
Published
Assessment date
2023-02-02
IUCN Red List Category
DD
Assessors
Susana C. Gonçalves; Susana Cunha (RBG Kew and University of Coimbrta, Portugal)
Reviewers
Gregory Mueller (Chicago Botanic Garden / IUCN SSC Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball Specialist Group)

Assessment Notes

The content on this page is fetched from The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/266015276/266021108

Justification

Amylaria himalayensis is a Himalayan clavorioid fungus, described in 1955 from Bhutan and Nepal. It has not been recorded since, so it is not possible to estimate the current population size and distribution and the species is assessed as Data Deficient (DD).

Taxonomic notes

This is a clavarioid species of the monotypic genus Amylaria, erected due to its microscopic characteristics. It was assigned to the family Bondarzewiaceae but this placement has since been questioned (Pegler and Young 1972).

Geographic range

This is a Himalayan species found in the area of Dhotbas, south of Chakure Lekh in Nepal and in the Rocha Chu Valley in Trashiyangsi in Bhutan.

Population and Trends

The only available records for this species were used in the description, and date from 1934 and 1952 (Balfour-Browne 1955). More recent records are needed to estimate the current population size.

Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology

Specimens used for the description were found in mountain forest (2,800m in Nepal and 3,000 m in Bhutan), growing on the ground among moss or on rotting buried wood, at the base of a tree trunk (Balfour-Browne, 1955).

Threats

Without further information the threats to the species are unknown.

Conservation Actions

Searching efforts are needed to estimate the current population size and distribution, and better understand its habitat and ecology. Its taxonomic placement should be reviewed too.

Source and Citation

Cunha, S.P. & Gonçalves, S.C. 2025. Amylaria himalayensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T266015276A266021108. Accessed on 23 November 2025.

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