Boletus L.

  • Filed As

    Boletaceae
    Boletus

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 7726 with Mueller, Schmit, 18 Jun 1997

  • Location

    Costa Rica. San José. Dota (Canton). San Gerardo. ±5 km SW of Cerro de la Muerte, Albergue de la Montaña, Savegre.

  • Habitat

    Montane cloud forest. Quercus copeyensis & Quercus seemannii. Gregarious. On soil.

  • Description

    Probably thought of in previus collections as G. castaneus, but is not. Pileus 2-4 cm broad, convex to plano-convex, dr, subtomentose to subvelutinous, becoming finely areolate to suberect squamulose, dark brown to cinnamon brown. Flesh white, changing slightly to a very pale tan to brownish, with mild odor and taste. Tubes adnexed, white when young, then dull yellow (4A-B5), unchanging, with pores concolorous, unchanging. Stipe 2.5-5 cm long, 5-8 mm broad, subclavate and pinched at the base, similar in color and morphology to pileus surface but more substriate with age, dull yellow toward base, white at base, with white interior similar to pileus. NH4OH: reddish orange on pileus.

  • Specimen Notes

    Duplicate in INBio or USJ

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2072671

    Occurrence ID: 2078c491-77de-4972-bdbd-ebec46e93653

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  • Kingdom

    Fungi

  • Division

    Basidiomycota

  • Family

    Boletaceae

  • All Determinations

    Boletus L. det R. E. Halling

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    San José

  • County/Municipio

    Dota (Canton)

  • City/Township

    San Gerardo

  • Locality

    ±5 km SW of Cerro de la Muerte, Albergue de la Montaña, Savegre.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2350 m. (7710 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.5339, -83.8075

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