Gymnopilus imperialis

Gymnopilus imperialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species:
G. imperialis
Binomial name
Gymnopilus imperialis
Gymnopilus imperialis
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnexed or adnate
Ecology is saprotrophic

Gymnopilus imperialis is a species of mushroom in the family Hymenogastraceae. It was given its current name by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1951.[1]

Description

The cap is 5 to 10 centimetres (2.0 to 3.9 in) in diameter.[2]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus imperialis fruitbodies are cespitose (clumped together at the stem), and are found on trunks or at the bases of living or dead frondose trees, especially Eucalyptus species. This species has been observed fruiting in April, October, and December; it is known from Jamaica and Brazil.[2]

See also

List of Gymnopilus species

References

  1. ^ Singer R. (1951). "The Agaricales in modern taxonomy". Lilloa. 22: 561.
  2. ^ a b Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 28–29. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.


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