Yushania doupengshanensis (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new bamboo species from south Guizhou, China

Yushania doupengshanensis Y.Y. Zhang et N.H. Xia, a new species of the temperate woody bamboo tribe Arundinarieae (Poaceae: Bambusoideae), is described and illustrated from south Guizhou, China. Yushania doupengshanensis is characterised by long-necked rhizomes, usually a single branch at each branching node, densely white puberulous and thin white powdery internodes, tardily deciduous culm sheaths, densely ciliate culm-sheath margins, 6‒12 leaves per ultimate branch, densely puberulous and 8‒9 mm long pseudopetioles. Based on the morphological features, this new species is assigned to section Yushania.

Fargesia sapaensis (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new bamboo species from Lao Cai, Vietnam

Fargesia sapaensis N.H.Xia & Y.Y.Zhang, a new species from Lao Cai, Vietnam, is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to F. dracocephala T.P.Yi and F. fansipanensis T.Q.Nguyen, but differs from the former mainly in its mid-culm complement of 3–7 branches at each node, auricles of culm sheaths absent, 2‒6 florets per spikelet, 7‒10 mm long first glume and 2‒3 mm long lodicules, and from the latter by its culm sheaths shorter than culm internodes, 3–4 leaves per ultimate branch, and a mid-culm complement of 3–7 branches at each node.

Ramaria subalpina (Gomphaceae): a new edible fungus from India

During an exploration in the virgin subalpine forest of Sikkim Himalaya, an undescribed edible mushroom, Ramaria subalpina (Basidiomycota, Gomphales) was gathered along with other macrofungi. It is characterized by the combination of characters: solitary to gregarious basidiomata with stipe (surface) that becomes blood red at base after bruising or on maturity, brownish red to violet brown ultimate branch tips, rarely clamped generative hyphae and putative association with Abies in subalpine Himalaya. Detailed taxonomic information of this novel species is described and illustrated. Morphologically and phylogenetically allied Indian and extralimital taxa are compared. A provisional key to the similar species of Ramaria, previously reported from India, is also provided.