Pulveroboletus sinensis

Pulveroboletus sinensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Boletales
Family:	Boletaceae
Genus:	Pulveroboletus
Species:	P. sinensis
Binomial name
Pulveroboletus sinensis Fang Li, Ming Zhang & Kuan Zhao

Pulveroboletus sinensis is a species of blue staining bolete fungus of the family Boletaceae and the genus Pulveroboletus found in the Guangdong Province in China.[1] It is characterized by its yellow to vivid-yellow pulverulent cap which can darken to a deep orange at the center, and is covered with deep-orange to brown-orange conico-pyramidal scales. The cap is cyanescent when cut or bruised, while the stem does not stain.[1] These scales distinguish P. sinensis from a closely related species Pulveroboletus brunneopunctatus.[2]

Singular fruiting bodies form from July to October on soil, underneath conifers mixed with broadleaf trees at altitudes of 180–600 m (590–1,970 ft). Currently this species has only been identified in Heishiding, Guangdong Province.[1]

References

1. Li, Fang; Zhao, Kuan; Deng, Qing-Li; Zhang, Ming; Staehelin, Christian; Chen, Xiao-Xia; Chen, Hong-Ying; Wang, Geng-Shen; Li, Bing-Sheng (2016). "Three new species of Boletaceae from the Heishiding Nature Reserve in Guangdong Province, China". Mycological Progress. 15 (12): 1269–1283. Bibcode:2016MycPr..15.1269L. doi:10.1007/s11557-016-1233-5. ISSN 1617-416X.
2. Zeng, Nian-Kai; Liang, Zhi-Qun; Tang, Li-Ping; Li, Yan-Chun; Yang, Zhu L. (2017-05-04). "The genus Pulveroboletus (Boletaceae, Boletales) in China". Mycologia. 109 (3): 422–442. doi:10.1080/00275514.2017.1331689. ISSN 0027-5514. PMID 28636496.