Boletus quercophilus Halling & G.M.Muell.

  • Filed As

    Boletaceae
    Boletus quercophilus Halling & G.M.Muell.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 7297, 19 Jun 1994

  • Location

    Costa Rica. San José. Dota (Canton). Jaboncillo. 3.2 km from Interamerican Highway on road toward San Gerardo de Dota.

  • Habitat

    Quercus copeyensis. Gregarious. soil.

  • Description

    Pileus 8 cm broad, broadly convex, dry, very finely tomentose to subtomentose to subglabrous, occasionally finely areolate, (4A3) to (5D5). Flesh white, unchanging, 15-20 mm thick, with mild odor and taste. Tubes adnate, white and stuffed when young becoming yellow to greenish yellow with age, unchanging when exposed; pores concolorous, unchanging, 1-2/mm. Stipe 11-12 cm long, 2-2.5 cm broad, ±equal to barely subclavate in one, dry, white to a very pale tan overall, with coarse concolorous reticulum from apex to base; interior white, solid, unchanging. NH4 (+) pale violet on pale portions of pileus, negative on stipe. Phenology of specimen: Basidiomata.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 334031

    Occurrence ID: edad4253-d33b-4481-adf7-0f8aded757f7

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    San José

  • County/Municipio

    Dota (Canton)

  • City/Township

    Jaboncillo

  • Locality

    3.2 km from Interamerican Highway on road toward San Gerardo de Dota.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2740 m. (8990 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.5892, -83.7994

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