{"id":118314,"date":"2026-08-10T14:08:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=118314"},"modified":"2026-08-10T14:08:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T08:38:50","slug":"russula-griseopurpurata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/russula-griseopurpurata\/","title":{"rendered":"Russula griseopurpurata"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Russula griseopurpurata Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A mushroom collected beneath a sal tree in Meghalaya\u2019s Ri-Bhoi district in 2022 has been identified as a new species to science, named Russula griseopurpurata.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Russula griseopurpurata<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a new species of <\/span><b>mushroom<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The species has so far been recorded from <\/span><b>Meghalaya <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>West Bengal.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were found<\/span><b> singly or in scattered groups beneath sal trees.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>greyish-purple cap<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that develops cracks as it matures.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its gills show characteristic forkings near the stalk.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It belongs to the large and diverse <\/span><b>Russula genus.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Russula genus comprises about <\/span><b>2,000 species worldwide<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with more than <\/span><b>180 species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> documented in different parts of <\/span><b>India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although <\/span><b>some Russula species are edible,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the researchers have <\/span><b>not established R. griseopurpurata as edible<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its reported mild taste and odour do not constitute a food-safety assessment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hubnetwork.in\/mushroom-found-in-meghalayas-ri-bhoi-turns-out-to-be-new-to-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HUB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russula griseopurpurata is a new species of mushroom. 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