Boletus L.

  • Filed As

    Boletaceae
    Boletus

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 7695 with J. Ammirati, 15 Jun 1996

  • Location

    Costa Rica. Alajuela. Grecia (Canton). Grecia. Bosque del Niño.

  • Habitat

    Volcanic cloud forest. Quercus seemannii & Quercus sp. Gregarious. On soil.

  • Description

    Pileus 3.5-5 cm broad, convex to plano-convex, dry, finely areolate, otherwise subtomentose, dark red (9-10E8) over disc, slightly nearer to red elsewhere. Flesh pale yellow, unchanging, up to 8 mm thick, with mild odor and taste. Tubes adnate, yellowish green (4C5), unchanging, with pores concolorous, unchanging, irregular in outline, 1-2 per mm. Stipe curved, 4-6 cm long, 7-10 mm thick, ±equal, dry, pale red and subpruinose at apex, dull yellow with streaks of red to pale brown below, with yellow basal mycelium, with interior pale yellow above, pinkish tan toward base, unchanging.

  • Specimen Notes

    Duplicate in INBio or USJ

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02072699

    Occurrence ID: e0a66c8c-6091-4d65-b6d8-762f2f6bb391

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  • Kingdom

    Fungi

  • Division

    Basidiomycota

  • Family

    Boletaceae

  • All Determinations

    Boletus L.

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    Alajuela

  • County/Municipio

    Grecia (Canton)

  • City/Township

    Grecia

  • Locality

    Bosque del Niño.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1900 m. (6234 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    10.1511, -84.245

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