Rediscovery of Phallus aurantiacus Mont. from India and new distribution record from Odisha, India

Authors

  • Malay Prithwiraj Sahoo Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751019, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4727-1639
  • Supriya Sahu Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751019, India.
  • Samarendra Narayan Mallick Department of Education in Science and Mathematics, Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751022, India.
  • Prabhat Kumar Das Centre for Biotechnology, Siksha “O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9844-9380
  • Yasaswinee Rout Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah, West Bengal 711103, India. https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3057-4744
  • Subrat Dalabehera School of Life Science, Sambulpur University, Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha 768019, India.
  • Sitaram Prasad Panda Deccan Regional Centre, Botanical Survey of India, Hyderabad, Telangana 500001, India.
  • Vinaykumar Hallur Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751019, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1001-7717

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9057.17.4.26923-26927

Keywords:

Biodiversity, India, macro-fungi, Odisha, phallus stinkhorns, taxonomy

Abstract

Phallus aurantiacus Mont., a distinctive species of stinkhorn fungus within the family Phallaceae, is documented with detailed morphological features along with coloured illustrations for the first time from the state of Odisha, India. This notable range extension significantly expands the known distribution of the species within the Indian subcontinent.

Author Biographies

Malay Prithwiraj Sahoo, Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751019, India.

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Supriya Sahu, Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751019, India.

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Samarendra Narayan Mallick, Department of Education in Science and Mathematics, Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751022, India.

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Prabhat Kumar Das, Centre for Biotechnology, Siksha “O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Kalinga Nagar, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751003, India.

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Yasaswinee Rout , Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah, West Bengal 711103, India.

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Subrat Dalabehera, School of Life Science, Sambulpur University, Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha 768019, India.

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Sitaram Prasad Panda, Deccan Regional Centre, Botanical Survey of India, Hyderabad, Telangana 500001, India.

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Vinaykumar Hallur, Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Science, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751019, India.

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26-04-2025

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Vol. 17 No. 4 (2025)

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