(ECNS) -- Two species previously unknown to science -- Ganoderma baisuzhenii and Craterellus albimarginatus -- have been discovered in South China's Hainan Province, the results of a year-long biodiversity survey released Friday in Sanya city by the Hainan Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment.
The survey, led by the department in collaboration with the Hainan Academy of Environmental Sciences, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Hainan University, Hainan Normal University, and Nankai University, covered key areas including Wuzhishan City and the autonomous counties of Qiongzhong, Baisha, and Changjiang.
Discovered by the team led by Professor Zeng Niankai from Hainan Normal University, Ganoderma baisuzhenii was found in Changjiang Li Autonomous County. Featuring a reddish-brown cap and nearly white flesh, the mushroom has medicinal properties. It is named after Bai Suzhen, a legendary figure in Chinese folklore known for using the rare ganoderma herb to save her husband.
Craterellus albimarginatus, an edible species with a distinct white-edged cap, was discovered in Wuzhishan City. The mushroom is known for forming symbiotic relationships with tropical rainforest trees, playing an important role in maintaining ecological balance. The discoveries have been published in the Journal of Fungi and Life, respectively.
The survey also documented 35 species previously unrecorded in China, including unique fungi such as large-spored Agaricus and snow-white Lepiota, as well as insects like the obliquely-striped net moth and the well-camouflaged Noctuidae moth.
Additionally, 71 species were recorded in Hainan for the first time, underscoring the island's rich rainforest biodiversity. These include the golden bamboo fungus (Phallus luteus), first reported in Yunnan in 2022 and now confirmed in Wuzhishan, and Ramaria flava, previously documented in 2019, now found in Hainan's tropical forests.
(By Evelyn)
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