Tylopilus balloui (Peck) Singer

  • Filed As

    Boletaceae
    Tylopilus balloui (Peck) Singer s.l.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 8736 with Mueller, Lebel, Osmundson, 6 Feb 2006

  • Location

    Australia. Queensland. Townsville City. Paluma. Paluma National Park, road to Mt. Spec.

  • Habitat

    Dry sclerophyll. Allocasuarina, Acacia, Eucalyptus. Gregarious. On soil.

  • Description

    Pileus 4-7 cm broad, convex to plano-convex, dry, subtomentose to matted, bright and intense orange (6-7A,B,8). Flesh white, unchanging, with mild odor and slowly bitter taste. Hymenophore subdecurrent, elongate-favoloid, 2-3 mm long, radially arrnged, not staining, light yellow (4A5,4). Stipe 2-4 cm long, 1-1.5 cm broad, tapering downward, curved or strict, dry, bright orange (like pileus) above, sometimes light yellow, light yellow toward base, white to yellowish white at base.

  • Collection Notes

    tissue in silica gel

  • Specimen Notes

    Duplicate in BRI

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1393606

    Occurrence ID: c55a06af-fdc7-4dd4-89f0-a0c652333c1d

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Australia

  • State/Province

    Queensland

  • County/Municipio

    Townsville City

  • City/Township

    Paluma

  • Locality

    Paluma National Park, road to Mt. Spec

  • Elevation

    Alt. 620 m. (2034 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.0022, 146.241

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