''Gyroporus purpurinus'' is a species of
bolete fungus in the family
Gyroporaceae
The Gyroporaceae are a family of fungi in the order Boletales. The family is monogeneric, containing the single genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organis ...
. Found in eastern North America, it was first described in 1936 by
Wally Snell
Walter Henry "Doc" Snell (May 19, 1889 – July 23, 1980) was a pinch-hitter/catcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Following this brief baseball career he became a successful mycologist ...
as a
form
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Form also refers to:
*Form (document), a document (printed or electronic) with spaces in which to write or enter data
...
of ''
Boletus castaneus''.
Snell and
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 ...
transferred it to ''
Gyroporus
The Gyroporaceae are a family of fungi in the order Boletales. The family is monogeneric, containing the single genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organis ...
'' a decade later.
Neither of these publications were
valid according to the
rules of botanical nomenclature, which at the time mandated a
description in
Latin
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. In 2013,
Roy Halling and Naveed Davoodian published the name validly.
The species is edible.
See also
*
List of North American boletes
References
External links
*
Boletales
Edible fungi
Fungi described in 1936
Fungi of North America
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