Leccinum monticola Halling & G.M.Muell.

  • Filed As

    Boletaceae
    Leccinum monticola Halling & G.M.Muell.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 7034 with G. M. Mueller & E. Pine, 20 Jul 1993

  • Location

    Costa Rica. Cartago. Parque Prusia, W slope of Volcan Irazu.

  • Habitat

    Montane forest. Quercus costaricensis, Vaccinium, Comarostaphylis arbutoides. gregarious. On soil.

  • Description

    Pileus 6-9 cm broad, convex to plano-convex, dry, appressed fibrillose to appressed fibrillose scaly, brownish orange (7C-D8,7,6); margin with sterile flaps. Flesh white, 1.5-2 cm thick, slowly changing directly to fuscous. Hymenophore tubulose; tubes adnexed to free, 7-12 mm long, 4A2 when young, 4B3 with age; pores 4C4, 2-3/mm, staining near 6E5. Stipe 10-13 cm long, 15-18 mm broad at apex, subclavate to clavate, white, dry, with scattered black scabers; staining blue at base.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 218080

    Occurrence ID: c3236efc-2ddc-4a72-9dcb-165146c84601

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    Cartago

  • Locality

    Parque Prusia, W slope of Volcan Irazu.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2960 m. (9711 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.9656, -83.8708

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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