What makes new mushroom species discovered in Meghalaya forests glow bright green?
A bright green light-emitting variety of mushroom named Roridomyces phyllostachydis has been discovered in forests of Meghalaya. The luminescence comes from the enzyme, luciferase. "Light emits when luciferans is catalysed by luciferase in presence of oxygen...Several unstable intermediate products are released as excess energy that makes them visible as light," a researcher said.