All Determinations:

Scleroderma Pers.
Note: a.k.a. Veligaster

Location:

Costa Rica. Puntarenas. Coto Brus (Canton). Las Mellizas. Zona Protectora Las Tablas, Sitio Tinieblas. Alt. 1450 m. (4757 ft.)

Collector(s):

R. E. Halling 8618 with Ammirati, Osmundson, Neves, M. Mata, 11 Jun 2004

Description:

5.5- 10 cm tall, stipitate, with gebal portion 2.5-4 cm broad, dark brown and even/glabrous at first becoming light brown with a yellow tint and areolate overall. Stipe 3-6 cm long, 1-2 cm broad, cylindric to flattened to highly irregular, with copious rhizomorphs. Interior staining red when exposed.

Habitat:

oak forest. Quercus corrugata. gregarious. soil.

Feature Notes:

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Identifiers:

GUID: db9e0146-0287-4326-82a3-7b2ef29ac607

Map:

Coordinates: (8.9, -82.7667)

Distribution:

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