Boletus subviolaceofuscus
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| Boletus subviolaceofuscus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Boletus |
| Species: | B. subviolaceofuscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Boletus subviolaceofuscus B. Feng, Y.Y. Cui, J.P. Xu & Zhu L. Yan, 2015[1] | |
Boletus subviolaceofuscus | |
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 | Pores on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is edible |
Boletus subviolaceofuscus is an edible basidiomycete mushroom, of the genus Boletus in the family Boletaceae. Morphologically similar to Boletus violaceofuscus and belonging to the porcini group (Boletus sect. Boletus), it was first described in 2015, and is known to be found only in China, Yunnan.[2]
The cap is 4 to 8 cm in diameter, initially convex in shape, before becoming broadly convex to plane as it ages; The surface is dry with small hair, dark purple to vinaceous brown. The flesh is white and does not turn blue when bruised.
The pores are whitish when young, becoming cream to yellowish, unchanged when bruised.
From 4.5 to 10 cm long; 1.2–1.5 cm thick; concolorous or paler than the pileus; reticulated; shaped clavate to subcylindrical.
Subfusiform, 16–18.5 x 4.5–6 μm.[2]