- Phallus costatus Disp Pampadum Shola
A stinkhorn, probably Phallus costatus and its disected egg seen in Pampadum Shola NP - Hexagonia with its honeycomb pores
Hexagonia sp polypore looking like snakeskin seen in Kerala. - Lentinus (Polyporus) arcularius seen in Thattekad
Polyporus arcularius from below in Thattekad - Polyporus arcularius cap Thattekad
Polyporus arcularius cap seen in Thattekad - Poronia sp seen in Pampadum
Poronia sp. fruiting bodies growing out of Gaur droppings. This asco looks quite like a Cordyceps, but no insect is being digested. Pampadum NP - Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)
Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) in Thattekkad - Spongipellis Hymenium Kerala
Spongipellis sp. hymenium growing on a dead root in a tea plantation near Munnar. Could have been the root of a Grevillea tree. Kerala S - Termitomyces sp. seen in Kerala
A Termitomyces, probably T. clypeatus. Sushri Tripathy tells me it is commonly eaten in South India. Termite mushrooms are only known from cultivation by termites! Thattekkhad, Kerala - Watergrass cutting with Cormorants
Watergrass cutting near Kochi under the watch of cormorants - Xylaria sp
Not surprisingly we saw many different Xylaria species in the forests of Kerala.