Taxonomy

Phylloporus sp 1 ined. Text Patrick Leonard

Red List Status -


Description

Cap: convex; 30-65 mm diameter; dry, minutely tomentose to smooth; pale brown with a paler hazel margin.

Stipe: cylindrical, distinctly tapering; 40 – 80 × 8 – 10 mm; fibrillose streaky; ochre to yellow at apex,date brown below,gradually becoming darker towards base.

Gills: decurrent; lemon yellow; bruising green then slowly browning.

Flesh: not observed

Spore print: honey brown.

Spores: fusiform; 12 – 15 µm long.

Notes: this small Phylloporus has a pale brown cap, lemon yellow decurrent gills and a brown stipe. It exhibits some green staining of the gills. More information is needed to reach a conclusion on whether this is a known or new species.

Patrick Leonard 2019

Geographical distribution