Lactarius aequitorialis Methven & Halling

  • Filed As

    Russulaceae
    Lactarius aequitorialis Methven & Halling nom. prov.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 5232 with G. Mueller, S. Sandoval, 30 Apr 1987

  • Location

    Ecuador. Napo. Papallacta-Baeza Road, ±8-9 km E of Papallacta, at Puente Guango.

  • Habitat

    Montane forest. Under Alnus jorullensis. Gregarious. On soil.

  • Description

    Pileus 1.5-4.5 cm broad, broadly convex-papillate when young, moist, hygrophanous, 8E8 fading to 7D8-7D7, then near 6C7, glabrous to naked eye, but barely and shortly subvelutinous with a lens, umbilicate and plane with age, rugulose striate 1/3 way to disc. Flesh thin, ±2(3) mm, ±concolorous with cap; odor pungent and waxy sweet, taste slightly acrid. Latex watery white, not changing or staining. Lamellae subdecurrent, close, edges even, 6C4-7B3. Stipe 3.5-7 cm long, 3-7 mm wide, ±equal to slightly broader below, ±glabrous, 7C7-6C7 at apex, eventually 9E8 overall; interior hollow. Spores white in thin deposit.

  • Specimen Notes

    Duplicate in QCA

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 71743

    Occurrence ID: 56e0c12e-4fcd-4202-a291-6e483fd5c642

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  • Kingdom

    Fungi

  • Division

    Basidiomycota

  • Family

    Russulaceae

  • All Determinations

    Lactarius aequitorialis Methven & Halling det A. S. Methven
    Note: Halling 5232 Lactarius aequitoriales Annotated by Roy E. Halling

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Napo

  • Locality

    Papallacta-Baeza Road, ±8-9 km E of Papallacta, at Puente Guango.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2700 m. (8858 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -0.3672, -78.09

  • Georeferencing Method

    Other source.

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