''Buchwaldoboletus duckeanus'' is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae native to South America.

Taxonomy and naming

Originally described by

Rolf Singer Rolf Singer (June 23, 1906 – January 18, 1994) was a Germany, German-born mycologist and one of the most important Taxonomy (biology), taxonomists of gilled mushrooms (agarics) in the 20th century. After receiving his Ph.D. at the University ...

in 1983 as ''Pulveroboletus duckeanus'', it was given its current name by

Ernst Both Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst" * Anton Ernst (1975-) ...

and

Beatriz Ortiz-Santana Beatriz (, ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese female first name. It corresponds to the Latin name Beatrix and the English and Italian name Beatrice. The name in Latin means 'brings joy' and in other languages also means 'she who brings othe ...

in ''A preliminary survey of the genus Buchwaldoboletus'', published in „Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences” in 2011.

Description

The cap is convex and viscid. Its color is brown. Easily peeled off the mushroom, the skin is separated from the flesh by a thin gelatinous layer. The pores are small and angular, and the pore surface stains blue with injury. The stipe is subferruginous and tapering, and there is a yellow bluing

mycelium Mycelium (plural mycelia) is a root-like structure of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae. Fungal colonies composed of mycelium are found in and on soil and many other substrate (biology), substrates. A typical single ...

at the stipe base.

Spore In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, f ...

s are small and measure (4)5–6 by (3.3)3.5–4.2(4.5)

µm The micrometre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Unit ...

Distribution and ecology

''Buchwaldoboletus duckeanus'' has been recorded in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, in

Adolfo Ducke Forest Reserve Amazon CIAT (5)

Adolfo Ducke Forest Reserve (Reserva Florestal Adol ...

. Like other ''Buchwaldoboletus'' species, it is not obligatorily ectomycorrhizal.

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q107530884 Boletaceae Fungi described in 1983 Fungi of South America