Filed As:

Boletaceae
Austroboletus proximus nom. prov.

All Determinations:

Austroboletus proximus det. R. E. Halling

Location:

Australia. Western Australia. Manjimup Shire. Shannon National Park, Great Forest Trees Drive, visitor information area. Alt. 174 m. (571 ft.)

Collector(s):

R. E. Halling 8839 with N. Bougher, 23 Jun 2006

Description:

Pileus 5.5-9.5 cm broad, convex, tacky-sticky to viscid, tomentose to matted tomentose, mottled brown (6D-E8), soon grayish orange (5B5) and then pale yellow (4A3-3A3), with extensive sterile appendiculate margin with pale pinkish to white colors, soon disappearing. Flesh white, unchanging, with mild odor and taste. Tubes adnexed, white at first, becoming pale porphyry pinkish, staining pale brownish. Stipe 10-11 cm long, 1.4-2 cm broad, equal and then tapering near base, dry, lacerate reticulate, white, developing deep yellow to yellowish brown stains in situ with age, white at base, with interior solid then somewhat pithy.

Habitat:

Sclerophyll. Eucalyptus sp. (eastern states, introduced), also ± E. diversicolor. Gregarious. On soil.

Feature Notes:

DNA sampled from NY duplicate, M. Nuhn. nrLSU sequenced G. Bonito PERTH duplicate.

Other:

Specimen Notes: Duplicate in PERTH

GenBank:

KP242245 (nrLSU)

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 00817448
GUID: 22e30e5f-b829-45a9-a389-f1c7b63f42d6

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (-34.5917, 116.412)

Distribution:

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