Leccinum monticola Halling & G.M.Muell.

  • Filed As

    Boletaceae
    Leccinum monticola Halling & G.M.Muell. ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 8288 with A. Kirchgessner, 17 Nov 2001

  • Location

    Costa Rica. San José. Dota, Summit of Cerro de la Muerte.

  • Habitat

    Páramo. Comarostaphylis arbutoides, Vaccinium consanguineum, Pernettya prostrata. Gregarious. On soil.

  • Description

    Pileus 6-18 cm broad, convex to plano-convex, dry to moist or subviscid when wet, subtomentose to matted subtomentose, becoming areolate cracked with exposure, orange to orange brown (7A-B-C8). Context white, changing to avellaneous to deep fuscous when exposed, pale blue green at base. Stipe narrowly to broadly clavate, 1.5-7 cm broad, with scabers white when young, becoming dark brown to black with age.

  • Specimen Notes

    Duplicate in USJ

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 760388

    Occurrence ID: 4a423ae5-d042-40af-8d50-665c2af10abe

  • GenBank

    MK601766 (nrLSU)

    MK721120 (tef1)

    MK766325 (rpb2)

    AY538788 (Gapdh)

    AY538839 (ITS2)

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Costa Rica

  • State/Province

    San José

  • Locality

    Dota, Summit of Cerro de la Muerte

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3532 m. (11588 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    9.5544, -83.755

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