''Xerocomus'' is a
genus
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of poroid
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
related to ''
Boletus
''Boletus'' is a genus of mushroom-producing fungi, comprising over 100 species. The genus ''Boletus'' was originally broadly defined and described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, essentially containing all fungi with hymenial pores instead of ...
''. Many mycologists did not originally recognize the distinction between the two genera and placed ''Xerocomus'' taxa in genus ''Boletus''. However, several molecular
phylogenetic
In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups o ...
studies have demonstrated that ''Xerocomus'' is a heterogeneous genus of
polyphyletic
A polyphyletic group is an assemblage of organisms or other evolving elements that is of mixed evolutionary origin. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as homoplasies, which are explained as a result of conver ...
origin,
which has resulted in further division of ''Xerocomus'' into ''
Xerocomellus'' and ''
Hemileccinum''.
The members of the genus ''Xerocomellus'' are more closely related to ''Boletus'' than true ''Xerocomus'' is, which is relatively distantly related to ''Boletus'' and more closely related to ''
Phylloporus
''Phylloporus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae (suborder Boletineae). The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, and contains about 50 species, mostly in tropical
The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. T ...
''. Other former ''Xerocomus'' species have since been moved to ''
Aureoboletus
''Aureoboletus'' is a genus of bolete fungi in the family Boletaceae. It was circumscribed by Czech mycologist Zdeněk Pouzar in 1957. A taxonomic monograph was published in 2010 by Wolfgang Klofac.
Species
Species from Index Fungorum
''Inde ...
'', ''
Imleria'', ''
Hortiboletus'' and ''
Rheubarbariboletus''.
Ladurner and Simonini published a
monograph on ''Xerocomus'' in 2003,
but this predated the taxonomical revisions based on phylogenetic inferences. In 2008, Hills included 18 species found in Britain, not including some species sometimes treated as ''Xerocomus'', and including ''
Boletus pulverulentus'' and ''
Boletus impolitus''.,
currently placed in genera ''
Cyanoboletus'' and ''
Hemileccinum'', respectively. More recent phylogenies have confirmed ''Xerocomus'' as monophyletic in its new restricted arrangement.
Most members of ''Xerocomus'' are
edible
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, though of mediocre gastronomical value and inferior to the sought-after
porcini
''Boletus edulis'' (English: cep, penny bun, porcino or porcini) is a basidiomycete fungus, and the type species of the genus ''Boletus''. Widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere across Europe, Asia, and North America, it does not occu ...
.
Species
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X. albobrunneus'' Heinem. & Gooss.-Font. 1951
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X. albotessellatus'' Heinem. 1964
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X. alliaceus'' (Beeli) Heinem. 1951
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X. amazonicus'' Singer 1978
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X. anthracinus'' M.Zang, M.R.Hu & W.P.Liu 1991
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X. astereicola'' Imazeki 1952
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X. astraeicolopsis'' J.Z.Ying & M.Q.Wang 1981
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X. belizensis'' — Belize
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X. chrysonemus''
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X. cyaneibrunnescens'' — Guyana
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X. ferrugineus''
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X. griseo-olivaceus'' — New Zealand
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X. guidonis''
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X. illudens'' — North America, India and Bangladesh
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X. lentistipitatus'' — New Zealand
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X. mcrobbii'' — New Zealand
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X. nothofagi'' — New Zealand
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X. olivaceus'' — Belize
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X. parvogracilis'' — Guyana
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X. porophyllus'' — China
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X. potaroensis'' — Guyana
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X. rufostipitatus'' — New Zealand
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X. silwoodensis'' (edibility not known, found in
England
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,
Spain
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, i ...
, and
Italy
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. Named seventh top species of 2008,
International Institute for Species Exploration
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)
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X. squamulosus'' — New Zealand
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X. subtomentosus'' (edible and very common, found in Eurasia, North America and Australia )
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Xerocomus tenax''
Description
References
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External links
The genus ''Xerocomus''*
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q578471
Boletaceae
Boletales genera
