Boletus sp purple powder MLB Jerseys

by linzhen9 on 2010-04-19 15:11:42

Chinese species of Alternaria purple powder Latin name Boletus tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus (Snell) Snell & Dick. Chinese alias synonym Alternaria Boletus. Figure 668, purple powder: 1. Fruiting body, 2. spores, 3. tube side of the capsule body.

Taxonomic status: Order Agaricales, Family Boletaceae, pink spore morphology. Boletus has medium to large fruiting bodies. Cap width 8-9 (15) cm, hemispherical, later becoming flat. In its early stage, it is often overlooked due to its purple-brown color. The flesh is white, does not change color when injured, and has a bitter taste. The tubes are initially white, then turn lavender, with 2-3 per mm. The stipe is 5-10 cm in length, rough and 1-2 cm thick, purple or purple-brown in color, shiny with a lighter upper part, sometimes with very fine particles or reticulate on top, slightly enlarged at the bottom.

The spore print is flesh-colored. Spores are elliptical, oval or other shapes, microstrip green, with clear inclusions. Dimensions: 7.5-9.5 (10.4) μm × 3.5-4 (4.3) μm. The tube side of the capsule body is rod-shaped but thinner at the top, colorless or yellowish, 28-36 μm × 7-8 μm, with a swollen part that has a clear inclusion.

Ecological habits: Found singly, scattered, or in groups on the forest floor during summer and autumn. Distribution areas include Fujian and Guizhou provinces.

Economic use: Edible, but bitter. These fungi are ectomycorrhizal fungi.