• Anshu Priyadarshini

Pleurotus commonly known as ‘Oyster mushroom’ is a highly delicate and nutritious variety of mushroom grown and consumed as a food item in Jharkhand. The morphology, taxonomy and nutritional contents depend heavily on the quality of substrate and also on climatic conditions. The most important species of Pleurotus which grow naturally in abundant quantity are Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus florida, Pleurotus flabellatus and Pleurotus sajor caju. In the present study, the morphological features of the Pleurotus species of Jharkhand has been observed and compared very deeply in order to establish their taxonomic position, especially in view of the fact that their morphology, nutritional content depend heavily on substrate composition and environmental factors, leading to misidentification. It also provides confusion with regard to their synonyms. The three species Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus florida and Pleurotus flabellatus show many similar features and hence belong to the same genus but the species Pleurotus sajor caju show many dissimilar external features and must be considered under another suitable genus.

Pleurotus spp., Morphology, Taxonomy, Identification, Veil, Spore print.

"Comparative Analysis of Morphology and Taxonomy of Different Pleurotus Species Found In Jharkhand", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.752-754, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808591.pdf

"Comparative Analysis of Morphology and Taxonomy of Different Pleurotus Species Found In Jharkhand", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp752-754, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808591.pdf