Three new species of genus Amanita Pers. (Amanitaceae) from India

Abstract Based on morphological evidence and DNA sequencing, we propose three new species of the genus Amanita , namely Amanita aurantialba, A . indovaginata and A. pseudohemibapha from India. Amanita aurantialba , a member of sect. Phalloideae , A . indovaginata a representative of sect. Vaginatae and A . pseudohemibapha belong to sect. Caesareae . Amanita aurantialba was collected from the temperate forests dominated by Quercus species, whereas A . pseudohemibapha and A . indovaginata are associated with tropical forests dominated by Shorea robusta . Photographs, line drawings and detailed morphological descriptions for these species are provided with comparisons against closely-related taxa.