THE PECULIARITY OF MUSHROOM IN THE CAMPUS FOREST OF IPB UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Information on the diversity of macrofungi in Indonesia is still very limited. This indicates the need for more vigorous exploration of fungi in various types of ecosystems. One area that has minimal records of fungal diversity is the campus forest in Indonesia. This study aims to explore and identify fungi in the Campus Forest Area of IPB University. The collection of specimens was carried out in February 2023 using an opportunistic sampling method. The fruiting bodies found were documented in situ, stored as herbarium, and morphologically characterized. Morphological identification was carried out using fresh fruiting bodies samples. The identification results showed five unique fungi from the study site including: Cookeina tricholoma (bowl mushroom), Agaricus sp. (wild button mushroom), Cyathus striatus (bird's nest mushroom), Marasmiellus sp. (white toadstool), and Lepista sordida (purple mushroom).  The five fungi are saprobes and three of them (C. tricholoma, L. sordida, and Marasmiellus sp.) are edible wild mushrooms. Four of the mushrooms found are Basidiomycota phylum, and one mushroom (C. tricholoma) is Ascomycota phylum. The results of this study add data on the diversity of fungi from campus forests in Indonesia as a basis for their further utilization in the future.