''Chalciporus amarellus'' is a bolete fungus of the family Boletaceae, native to

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

. It was first described in 1883 by French mycologist Lucien Quélet as ''Boletus amarellus'', and later transferred in genus ''

Chalciporus ''Chalciporus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae (suborder (biology), suborder Boletineae). There are approximately 25 species in the genus. French mycologist Frédéric Bataille erected the genus in 1908, though it did not gain gener ...

'' by Frédéric Bataille in 1908. Genetically, this species is closely related to ''

Chalciporus rubinellus ''Chalciporus rubinellus'', commonly known as the purple-red bolete, is a bolete fungus of the family Boletaceae. It was first described in 1879 as ''Boletus rubinellus'', and later transferred to the genus ''Chalciporus ''Chalciporus'' is a ...

''.

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* Chalciporus Fungi of Europe Fungi described in 1993 {{Boletales-stub