Boletus frostii J.L.Russell in Frost

Filed As

Boletaceae
Boletus frostii J.L.Russell in Frost

Collector(s)

R. E. Halling 7235 with T. Baroni, 07 Jun 1994

Location

Costa Rica. San José. Dota (Canton). Jardín. 3.5 km W of Interamerican Highway at Empalme.

Habitat

Quercus costaricensis forest. gregarious. soil.

Description

Pileus 2-9 cm broad, convex, tacky to subviscid, even and glabrous, apple red (10E8) often developing yellow spots here and ther with age, with a slightly projecting, sterile, pale yellow margin. Flesh 1-1.5 cm thick, pale yellow, changing to blue with exposure, eventually fading and becoming white, with mild odor and taste. Tubes adnate to depressed around the stipe, pale yellow, changing to blue green with exposure; pores < 1 mm broad, with clear yellow moisture droplets when young andfresh, a dull red (8C4) at first, losing the red color and becoming near yellowish brown (5E8) with age. Stipe 5-9 cm long, 1-2 cm broad, ±equal to slightly broader below, alveolate reticulate, moist to dry, subviscid at base, (7C6) when young, redder with age, often pale yellow at apex when young; interior pale yellow, changing to blue when exposed, solid. Note: the pores and stipe reticulum are not as red as the Northeastern USA material I've seen. Phenology of specimen: Basidiomata.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 36696

Occurrence ID: c5ab70e8-49b9-4a77-a947-aa7c354669c5

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