Phlebopus (R.Heim) Singer

  • Family

    Boletinellaceae (Basidiomycota)

  • Scientific Name

    Phlebopus (R.Heim) Singer

  • Primary Citation

    Das System der Agaricales.
    Ann. Mycol. 34: 326. 1936

  • Description

    Diagnosis: Pileus dry to subviscid, glabrous, microscopically a trichodermium. Context white or pale yellow, unchanging or staining blue. Hymenophore adnate, tubulose, staining blue or not. Stipe dry, glabrous. Spores olive brown in deposit, smooth, short-ellipsoid. Hymenial cystidia sometimes present. Clamp connections present.

    Type species: Boletus colossus R. Heim, Revue Mycol., Paris 1: 6. 1936.

    Registration number: MB 18257

    Ectomycorrhiza: Absent or possibly facultative with legumes. Some associated with Insecta (aphids).

    Distribution: Pantropical and subtropical to south temperate (Australia).

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