Hygrocybe Pellucida

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Recently, Hygrocybe pellucida, a rare fungi species, was sighted for the first time in Telangana’s Kawal Tiger Reserve.

About Hygrocybe Pellucida

• It is a fungi species characterised by their bright, waxy, and often vividly coloured fruiting bodies.
• Habitat: It is typically found in unimproved grasslands, mossy forest floors, and other nutrient-poor habitats and commonly known for wax cups.
• It was described as a new species in the Hygrophoraceae family from Kerala during 2024.
• The genus Hygrocybe is a well-known genera of agarics with 350 listed species and distributed worldwide.

Key Facts about Kawal Tiger Reserve

• Location: It is located in the Telangana State along the banks of river Godavari, forming part of the Deccan peninsula-central highlands.
• The reserve is nestled in the Sahyadri Mountain Ranges.
• The government of India declared Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary a Tiger Reserve in 2012.
• Rivers: The reserve is the catchment for the rivers Godavari and Kadam, which flow towards the south of the sanctuary.
• Geographically, the reserve is situated at the southernmost tip of the Central Indian Tiger Landscape, having linkages with the Tadoba-Andhari (Maharashtra) and Indravati (Chhattisgarh) tiger reserves.
• Vegetation: Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest.
• Flora: Teak along with Bamboo and other species like Anogeissus latifolia, Mitragyna parviflora, etc.
• Fauna: nilgai, chousinga, chinkara, black buck, sambar, spotted deer etc.

 Source: NIE

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