Study on species of phylloporus I: Neotropics and North America

Mycologia. 2010 Jul-Aug;102(4):923-43. doi: 10.3852/09-215.

Abstract

Seventeen out of the 24 taxa of Phylloporus (Boletaceae) known from the Neotropics are presented here. Complete descriptions, illustrations and a key to the 17 species are provided. Phylloporus alborufus is newly described, and an unnamed species is also described from Costa Rican oak forests. Phylloporus colligatus was recently described from a Dicymbe forest in Guyana. A table of the 24 known New World Phylloporus taxa, their distribution and possible hosts also is presented.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Agaricales / classification*
  • Agaricales / cytology