Cortinarius palatinus Harrower in Harrower, Bougher, C. Winterbottom, T.W.Henkel, E.Horak & Matheny

  • Filed As

    Agaricaceae
    Cortinarius palatinus Harrower in Harrower, Bougher, C. Winterbottom, T.W.Henkel, E.Horak & Matheny

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 7307 with Ana E. Franco-Molano, L. Umaña & M. Mata, 20 Jun 1994

  • Location

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

  • Habitat

    Montane cloud forest. Quercus copeyensis, Q. seemannii. Gregarious. On soil.

  • Description

    Pileus 3-5 cm broad, convex to plano-convex, dry, densely squamulose, appressed toward margin, erect on disc, violet (15-16C-D-E8-7-6-5). Flesh pale violet, unchanging, up to 9 mm thick, with mild odor and mild taste. Lamellae adnexed, close, violet, soon assuming brown colors, up to 1 cmbroad, with even to uneven edges. Stipe 8-12 cm long, 10-14 mm broad, ±equal to slightly broader below, dry, fibrillose strite, violet when young, pale violet with age, sometimes white at base; interior pale violet, becoming hollow.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA extracted E. Harrower, Jan 2016

  • Specimen Notes

    Duplicate in USJ

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 34724

    Occurrence ID: 28d6dc1e-d397-445d-9f35-f887d9590cb5

  • GenBank

    KJ920084 (2)

    KJ919991 (28S)

    KJ920023 (ITS)

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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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