Morphological and Phylogenetic analysis of Strobilomyces glabriceps W.F. Chiu (Boletaceae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India

During a mycofloristic survey and exploration of the Western Part of Arunachal Pradesh, India, several specimens belonging to the family Boletaceae were collected.Detailed morphological and phylogenetic analyses identified two of them as Strobilomyces glabriceps W.F. Chiu, a species previously reported from Western Himalaya only but unreported from the state of Arunachal Pradesh.This study provides a comprehensive description of the species, supported with morphological characteristics and phylogenetic relationships, first time from this region and also extends its range of occurrence in Eastern Himalayan Region.