Filed As:

Boletaceae
Chalciporus chontae Halling & M.Mata
Location:

Costa Rica. San José. Dota (Canton). San Gerardo. ±5 km SW of Cerro de la Muerte, Albergue de Montaña, Savegre. Alt. 2200 m. (7218 ft.)
Collector(s):

R. E. Halling 8400 with , 20 Jun 2003
Description:

Pileus 1-1.5 cm broad, convex, subviscid, matted subtomentose, sulphur yellow when young, developing brown tints with age. Flesh pale persian red, unchanging, with mildly pungent odor and peppery taste. Tubulose hymenophore decurrent, radially oriented, persian red, unchanging. Stipe 1.5-2.5 cxm long, 2-5 mm broad, equal, dry, persian red above, yellow below, bright sulphur yellow at base, pruinose to subfibrillose.
Habitat:

montane oak forest. Quercus rapurahuensis, Q. copeyensis. Gregarious. On soil.
Other:

Specimen Notes: Duplicate in USJ
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 817356
GUID: e60f4ae0-1428-4064-b081-3369fe96c1b4
Map:

Coordinates: (9.5506, -83.8075)

Distribution:

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