Filed As:

Boletaceae
Phylloporus scabripes B.Ortiz & M.A.Neves ( paratype )

All Determinations:

Phylloporus scabripes B.Ortiz & M.A.Neves det. M. A. Neves

Location:

Belize. Cayo. Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve. Alt. 450 m. (1476 ft.)

Collector(s):

R. E. Halling 8531 with T. Baroni, D.J. Lodge, J. Cifuentes, 07 Oct 2003

Description:

Gregarious. Pileus 4.5-5 cm broad, ±plane, dry, subtomentose, golden yellow to yellow ochre to golden brown (5B-C-D7) at the margin and toward the disc, cocoa brown (6E7) at the disc. Flesh pale yellow, with a thin pink zone under pileus surface, unchanging when exposed, with mild odor and sweet to subacid taste. Lamellae decurrent, close, with 2-3 levels of lamellulae, bright yellow (3A7,6), becoming olive yellow to brass yellow (3,4C7) with age, with edges even to uneven, unchanging when bruised. Stipe 3-3.5 cm long, 7-10 mm broad, ±equal to slightly broader downward, dry, reddish brown at apex, brown below and breaking up into squamulous scales; scales overlaying a white to pale yellow ground color; base yellow with yellow mycelium; interior yellow, solid. NH4: blue green, then dull purple on pileus and stipe.

Habitat:

Dry forest. Pinus caribaea. On sandy soil.

Other:

Specimen Notes: Duplicate in BRH

GenBank:

JQ003623 (ITS)
JQ003683 (nrLSU)

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 1193951
GUID: 56ac3d7a-f43f-4b2d-9ad3-cdd8e751fa23

Map:

Coordinates: (17.0347, -88.9481)

Distribution:

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