Boletus frostii J.L.Russell in Frost

  • Filed As

    Boletaceae
    Boletus frostii J.L.Russell in Frost

  • Collector(s)

    M. A. Neves 7 with Halling, Ammirati, Ovrebo, 01 Jun 2004

  • Location

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

  • Habitat

    Quercus copeyensis, Q. rapurahuensis.

  • Description

    Pileus convex; bright red and yellow, paler on older specimens, viscid, slimy. Hymenophore pale pink, tubes yellow, pores small, decurrent. Stipe tapering upwards, red, strongly reticulated, with grooves. Flesh yellow in the stipe and right above the tubes, white-yellowish in the pileus. Turns blue in the stipe and the tubes when exposed.

  • Specimen Notes

    duplicate in USJ

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1034492

    Occurrence ID: 4f3909b3-fe3a-4b9b-8bc5-1da7181871b4

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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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