Amanita conara Tulloss & Halling

  • Family

    Agaricaceae (Basidiomycota)

  • Scientific Name

    Amanita conara Tulloss & Halling

  • Primary Citation

    Studies in Amanita (Amanitaceae) of Central America. 1. Three new species from Costa Rica and Honduras.
    Mycotaxon 117: 180. 2011

  • Description

    Comments: Four taxa have been assigned to Amanita subsect. Gymnopodae world wide, but all can be easily distinguished from the present species. In addition to their general habit, three of these species have in common with A. conara a number of distinctive characters among which are rubescent or darkening context, a distinctive odor, yellow or orange tints on the lamellae, and a submembranous surface layer of the universal veil. The other taxa are: A. gymnopus, A. ochraceobulbosa, A. ochrophylla, A. ochrophylloides.

    Distribution and ecology: Costa Rica, middle elevation oak forests (Q. seemannii, Q. oocarpa).

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