Consider the following statements about 'Gucchi', often referred to in reports on Himalayan forest produce:

1. Gucchi is a type of fungus, commonly known as the morel mushroom.

2. Gucchi grows only in the forests of the western Himalaya and is entirely absent from the eastern Himalayan region.

3. Gucchi is now extensively cultivated commercially in the foothills of the north-eastern Himalaya.

How many of the statements given above are correct?