Tylopilus balloui (Peck) Singer

  • Filed As

    Boletaceae
    Tylopilus balloui (Peck) Singer s.l.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 6808 with P. Reddell, M. Castellano, 18 Feb 1992

  • Location

    Australia. Queensland. Thuringowa City. Paluma Road (Mt. Spec Road), N of Little Crystal Creek.

  • Habitat

    Dry sclerophyll. Allocasuarina littoralis, Eucalyptus intermedia. Gregarious. On soil.

  • Description

    Pileus 2.5-5.5 cm broad, convex to plane, dry, matted subtomentose, near 5E5 when young, fading to 5C4. Flesh white, up to 1 cm thick, slowly avellaneous when exposed; odor miuld; taste styptic. Tubes boletinoid, subdecurrent 4A2 when young, 5B3 with age, 7E4 at maturity, compound, shallow (up to 3 mm long); pores up to 2 mm broad, concolorous, staining like tubes. Stipe central to eccentric, ±equal to tapering below, dry, pallid with pale brown fine pruina, white at the base. Spore print dull pinkish brown.

  • Specimen Notes

    Duplicate in PERTH

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02449733

    Occurrence ID: 4ddb52a8-4a54-4c55-8871-9d017e2d47fa

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Australia

  • State/Province

    Queensland

  • County/Municipio

    Thuringowa City

  • Locality

    Paluma Road (Mt. Spec Road), N of Little Crystal Creek.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 550 - 650 m. (1804 - 2133 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.0078, 146.239

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    3180

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates for geographic center between center of Paluma and point on road where Mount Spec Rd (originally Paluma Road) crosses Little Crystal Creek. Collections were made near the road.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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