- Amanita orientifulva
Taxobox
name = "Amanita orientifulva"
regnum = Fungi
divisio =Basidiomycota
classis =Agaricomycetes
subclassis =Hymenomycete s
ordo =Agaricales
familia =Amanitaceae
genus = "Amanita "
species = "A. orientifulva"
binomial = "Amanita orientifulva"
binomial_authority = Yang Weiß & Oberwinkler, 2004mycomorphbox
name = Amanita orientifulva
whichGills = free
capShape = umbonate
hymeniumType=gills
stipeCharacter=volva
ecologicalType=mycorrhizal
sporePrintColor=white
howEdible=unknown"Amanita orientifulva" is a species of
agaric found at altitudes of up to 4200 m in southwestern China. It is associated with trees, especially "Abies ", "Castanopsis ", "Quercus " and "Salix ". It fruits from June to September.This agaric can grow quite large with a cap diameter of up to 14 cm and a stem length of up to 20 cm. The overall colour is brownish with a yellowish to orange centre to the cap. It is very similar to the more widespread "
Amanita fulva " but can be distinguished by microscopic features of the volva.References
* Yang ZL, Weiss M & Oberwinkler F. (2004) [http://www.mycologia.org/cgi/reprint/96/3/636 New species of "Amanita" from the eastern Himalaya and adjacent regions]
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