Abdul Nasir Khalid

Unveiling two novel species of Inocybe (Agaricales) with morphological and molecular inferences from temperate forests of Pakistan

Two new species of Inocybe are described from pine dominating moist temperate forests of Pakistan. Inocybe alba is distinguished from I. nobilis by an apically pruinose stipe, less fibrillose pileus, absence of veil remnants, and larger basidiospores and cheilocystidia. Inocybe p...

A new species of Squamulea (Teloschistaceae) from the Himalayan Region

Squamulea pakistanica sp. nov. is a newly discovered lichen species from the Himalayan moist temperate forests of Pakistan. The genus Squamulea (Teloschistaceae) includes squamulose or subfoliose taxa, many of which are understudied in South Asia. This study aims to characterize...