Ganoderma salplatea

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Pyhlum: Ascomycota

Class: Pezizomycetes

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This fungi is known to have medicinal properties.

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Threats:

•Mining

•Petition filed by various wildlife conservationist groups which feel that it is parasitic and damages the forest

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References:

https://focusweb.org/indias-forest-workers-and-indigenous-communities-under-lockdown/

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