GANODERMA TSUGAE (POLYPORALES; GANODERMATACEAE), A NEW RECORD FROM PAKISTAN

Under the family Ganodermataceae, genus Ganoderma is distributed globally which causes white rot to a variety of tree species. Including Pakistan, many species of genus Ganoderma have been reported from different parts of the world. In this research, Ganoderma tsugae is reported from Punjab, Pakistan as a new record. This species is included in the Ganoderma lucidum complex which has been characterized by stipitate and solitary basidiocarps, shiny, varnished and laccate pileus with bald surface, echinuate subglubose to ovoid basidiospores, cutis elements of 19-34 × 7-11 µm in size and trimitic hyphal system. This paper presents the first morphological and anatomical description of Ganoderma tsugae with the help of colored micrographs and manual illustrations along with two comparison tables of different species of genus Ganoderma reported from Pakistan, has also been provided.