Tylopilus rhoadsiae (Murrill) Murrill

  • Filed As

    Boletaceae
    Tylopilus rhoadsiae (Murrill) Murrill

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Halling 8542 with Baroni, Lodge, Ortiz-Santana, 12 Oct 2003

  • Location

    Belize. Belize. Western Highway: Foster Property, near Belize Zoo.

  • Habitat

    Pinus caribaea, Quercus oleoides. On sandy soil.

  • Description

    scattered. Pileus 3.5-11 cm broad, convex to plano-convex to plane, dry, finely matted subtomentose, tan to pale grayish tna (4B3-5B3). Flesh white, unchanging, with mild odor and taste (although Broni & Lodge say bitter). Hymenophore tubulose, adnexed, with tubes unchanging, and pores unchanging, both (6B3). Stipe 3.5-8 cm long, 1.5-2.5 cm broad, equal to clavate to clavate with a pinched base, dry, white, reticulate 1/3 to ½ of stipe length from apex, pale brownish near base from handling; interior solid white, unchanging, but older material with dull olive at base. with white basal mycelium. NH4- orange at junction of pileipellis and flesh. Phenology of specimen: Basidiomata.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00796135

    Occurrence ID: 58a9b091-e483-4a27-88d6-a07fb77d68dd

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Belize

  • Locality

    Western Highway: Foster Property, near Belize Zoo

  • Elevation

    Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.3736, -88.5617

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