''Amanita subjunquillea'', also known as the East Asian death cap is a
mushroom of the large genus ''
Amanita'', which occurs in
East and
Southeast Asia. Potentially deadly if ingested, it is closely related to the death cap ''
A. phalloides
''Amanita phalloides'' (), commonly known as the death cap, is a deadly poisonous basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus ''Amanita''. Widely distributed across Europe, but now sprouting in other parts of the world, ''A. phalloides ...
''.
Initially little reported, the toxicity of ''A. subjunquillea'' has been well established; a study in
Korea revealed it to have similar effects to ''A. phalloides'', namely delayed
gastrointestinal symptoms,
hepatotoxicity, and a 12.5% mortality. The species killed five people out of six who ingested them in
Hebei,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, in 1994.
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An all-white variety, ''Amanita subjunquillea'' var. ''alba'' is known from southwestern China, Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, and Northern India.
See also
* List of ''Amanita'' species
*List of deadly fungus species
Although many people have a fear of mushroom poisoning by "toadstools", only a small number of the many macroscopic fruiting bodies commonly known as mushrooms and toadstools have proven fatal to humans.
This list is not exhaustive and does not co ...
References
subjunquillea
Poisonous fungi
Deadly fungi
Fungi of Asia
Fungi of China
Fungi described in 1933
Taxa named by Sanshi Imai
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