Solioccasus polychromus Trappe, T.Osmundson, Manfr.Binder, Castellano & Halling

  • Filed As

    Boletaceae
    Solioccasus polychromus Trappe, T.Osmundson, Manfr.Binder, Castellano & Halling ( paratype )

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 9290 with N. Fechner, 28 Mar 2010

  • Location

    Australia. Queensland. Great Sandy National Park, Fraser Island, track from Central Station to Kingfisher Bay.

  • Habitat

    Dry sclerophyll. Allocasuarina, Eucalyptus racemosa, Leptospermum. Hypogeous/gregarious. In sand.

  • Description

    Gasterocarps globose to highly irregular, dry, (5E8,7) to red/deep red/reddish brown (8-9 E8,7), up to 4 cm broad, with surface appearing to be wrapped by inherent or embedded rhizomorphs, or possibly very shallowly lacunose, with sterile rhizomorphic strands at base. Gleba tough, with open chambers and meandering/ramifying cartilaginous (with somewhat gelatinous appearance) sterile tramal columella. Sterile tissues pale yellow becoming reddish. Fertile tissues near golden yellow to bright yellow (lens), eventually reddish and sometimes reddish near exterior. Odor pungent (similar to Gautieria monticola).

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA sampled, B. Dentinger, 27 Apr 2011

  • Specimen Notes

    Duplicate in BRI

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1194016

    Occurrence ID: dd49f78a-1bd4-496b-aa5d-c597a429984f

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Australia

  • State/Province

    Queensland

  • Locality

    Great Sandy National Park, Fraser Island, track from Central Station to Kingfisher Bay.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 62 m. (203 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -25.4085, 153.057

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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