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. pseudohemibaphabelong 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.