Tylopilus cartagoensis Wolfe & Bougher

  • Filed As

    Boletaceae
    Tylopilus cartagoensis Wolfe & Bougher

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 7365 with G. Mueller & B. Strack, 16 Oct 1994

  • Location

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

  • Habitat

    Quercus copeyensis, Q. seemanii. gregarious. soil.

  • Description

    Pileus 3 cm broad, convex, dry, matted subtomentose, gray with pink overtones especially toward margin. Flesh paler than 4-5A2, with thin violet brown zone beneath pileus surface, not changing, with mild odor and taste. Tubes depressed around the stipe, orange white (5A2), unchanging when exposed, 7 mm deep; pores concolorous, not changing, <1 mm broad. Stipe 8 cm long, 9 mm broad, becoming slightly broader toward base, dry, finely pink scabrous above, more coarsely pink scabrous below on pallid ground, some pale yellow showing through from flesh where injured in situ, chrome yellow at base, with interior solid, pale yellow up to near apex, cadmium orange to deep chrome yellow (5A8) in the base. Phenology of specimen: Basidiomata.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 45257

    Occurrence ID: cfeb1eb5-af6b-4bd2-86f0-390cd55820c0

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  • 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 Montaña, Savegre

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2200 m. (7218 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.5506, -83.8075

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