Scientific Name: Mycena sp.
Group: Mycena
Cap: conical or campanulate to expanded, smooth, matt, translucent striate, whitish to pale-brown
Photo by: Johari Jalinas
Location: Taman Paku Pakis, UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Resource: http://malaysianfungi.webs.com
References:
1) Booth Courtenay, Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. 1982. A Field Guide to Mushrooms and Their Relatives.
2) Gerrit J. Keizer. 2007. The Complete Encylopedia of Mushrooms. Rebo Publsihers
Common Name: Split-Gill
Scientific Name: Schizophyllum commune
Cap: width ½ - 1 ½ “, gray in wet weather to white in dry; densely fine-hairy, irregular lobe fan, margin rolled back onto gills
Gills: Gray to white, double, separating in wet weather and closing in dry
Habitat/Substrate: Found scattered on dead hardwood or in crowded groups on live or deadwoods.
Photo by: Johari Jalinas
Location: Faculty of Forestry, UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Resource: http://malaysianfungi.webs.com
References:
1) Booth Courtenay, Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. 1982. A Field Guide to Mushrooms and Their Relatives.
Common Name: Toothed Jelly
Group: Jelly Fungi
Description: Usually most conspicuous in wet or damp weather. They are decomposers of the wood on which most are found or of other organic debris. None is considered dangerous, but all are too small, tasteless, or ill-smelling to collect to eat.
Photo by: Johari Jalinas
Location: Air Terjun Sg Tekala, Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Resource: http://malaysianfungi.webs.com
References:
1) Booth Courtenay, Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. 1982. A Field Guide to Mushrooms and Their Relatives.
Common Name: perennial Ganoderma
Scientific Name: Ganoderma lipsiense
Body: width ¾- 3 ½ “, Pale yellow-brown or pinkish-brown aging and bruising reddish
Pore Surface: Red-brown
Habitat/Substrate: Found singly or scattered on dead hardwood
Edibility: Not Recommended
Photo by: Johari Jalinas
ID by: Gerrit J. Keizer
Location: Taman Tasik Perdana, Kuala Lumpur
Resource: http://malaysianfungi.webs.com
References:
1) Booth Courtenay, Harold H. Burdsall, Jr. 1982. A Field Guide to Mushrooms and Their Relatives.
2) Gerrit J. Keizer. 2007. The Complete Encylopedia of Mushrooms. Rebo Publsihers.
* Appreciation to Dr Gerrit J. Keizer for assisting me to identify the perenial Ganoderma lipsiense
