MACROFUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH RELICT ENDEMIC LIQUIDAMBAR ORIENTALIS MILL.

Abstract

Liquidambar orientalis Mill. is one of the most important relict-endemic species and native to southwest part of Turkey. This fungi are parasitic and saprophytic for L. orientalis. Parasitic and saprophytic fungi which are harmful for L. orientalis forest were listed. Two of them; Mollisia cinerea (Batsch) P. Karst and Crepidotus applanatus (Pers.) P. Kumm., are new records for Turkish mycota. They were illustrated and described.