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Porphyrellus formosus

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Porphyrellus formosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Porphyrellus
Species:
P. formosus
Binomial name
Porphyrellus formosus
(G. Stev.) J. A. Cooper
Synonyms
  • Tylopilus formosus G. Stev. (1962)

Porphyrellus formosus, the dark velvet bolete, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae, first described as Tylopilus formosus by Greta Stevenson in 1962, and moved to Porphyrellus genus in 2014 by J. A. Cooper.[1]

It is endemic to New Zealand, forming mycorrhiza with southern beeches and mānuka. It's distinguishing feature is all-black and velvety surface of cap and stalk. It initially has white pores that turn golden when aged.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Index Fungorum - Names Record". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  2. ^ Frazer, Jennifer. "New Zealand's Most Patriotic Mushroom". Scientific American Blog Network. Retrieved 2023-01-25.