Amanita Pers.

• Region

  Central America

• Country

  Costa Rica

• State/Province

  Cartago

• County/Municipio

  El Guarco (Canton)

• Locality

  Estrella ±5 km E of km 31 of Interamerican Highway, near town of Estrella.

• Elevation

  Alt. 1685 - 1720 m. (5528 - 5643 ft.)

• Coordinates

  9.7678, -83.9553

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Costa Rica
Amanita sp.
A. Franco-M. 1115
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02858109
Annotation by R.iE. Tulloss
if - fîdl. &A'
)ate: -7- frtf
ill 5
Sampled for DNA sequencing by: Naomi Goldman and Athena Wu
Date: 3.vii.2015
Sequencing: Jozsef Geml, National Herbarium of the Netherlands, Netherlands Centre for
Biodiversity Naturalis, Leiden University, the Netherlands
Contact Information: retamanita@comcast.net
GenBank Accession Number: not available at this time, when available will appear on the
technical tab at
AGARICALES OF COSTA RICA
Amanita
Costa Rica- Cartago: Estrella
5 km E of Km 31 on Interamencam highway,
town of Estrella.
15/11/93
9o46/ 5«N, 83°57' 20"W; 1717 m.
Vegetation: Quercus oocarpa dominant
Solitary, on soil
leg: Ana E. Franco-M. no. 1115 (Hailing, Mueller, Strack, M- M«fa, Umaha,
Franco-M.)
det:
Pileus 4.2-5.5 cm diam, broadly umbonate; surface wet to slightly viscid,
finely fibrillose; fibrils radially arranged^ dark greenish brown at the
center (5F6) paler (5D3) toward the margin; margin entire, inrolled.
Universal veil on pileus only as 5F6, flat patches at the margin. Context
2-4 mm thick, white, unchanging. Lamellae free, close, whitish (paler than
3A2), 4-6 mm broad, margin eroded. Stipe 11-12 cm long, 4-8 mm wide near
the apex, central, abruptly bulbous; surface dry, fibrillose, dull to shiny,
paler than 4A2, annulate; interior whitish, unchanging, stuffed. Annulus
superior, membranous, evanescent with 503 margin. Volva whitish,
membranous, as small patches on base of the stipe.
P. Cresol positive overall.
Syringaldezine negative.
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