Filed As:

Boletaceae
Phylloporus centroamericanus Singer & L.D.Gómez

All Determinations:

Phylloporus centroamericanus Singer & L.D.Gómez det. M. A. Neves

Location:

Costa Rica. San José. Dota (Canton). San Gerardo. ±5 km SW of Cerro de la Muerte, Albergue de la Montana, Savegre. Alt. 2350 m. (7710 ft.)

Collector(s):

M. A. Neves 37 with R. E. Halling, J. Ammirati, C. Ovreb0, 07 Jun 2004

Description:

Pileus 3.6-4.5 cm, applanate, light brown, ochraceous at the margins, finely scaly, margins smooth. Hymenophore lamellate, decurrent, bright yellow with venations, lamellulae present, sub-close, edges smooth. Stipe tapering downwards with fibrillose longitudinal scales, light brown, white basal mycelium. Staining blue with amonia. Odor light sweet, with mild taste.

Habitat:

Montane cloud forest. Quercus copeyensis, Q. rapurahuensis. Gregarious. On logs.

Other:

Specimen Notes: Duplicate in USJ

GenBank:

JQ003664 (nrLSU)
JQ003634 (ITS)

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 02861452
GUID: 76feeadd-3ad6-4b4e-abb6-a8f28803f2a5

Map:

Coordinates: (9.5339, -83.8075)

Distribution:

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