Gymnopilus areolatus

Gymnopilus areolatus is a species of mushroom-forming fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae. It was first formally described by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill, from specimens collected in Cuba.

Gymnopilus areolatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hymenogastraceae
Genus: Gymnopilus
Species:
G. areolatus
Binomial name
Gymnopilus areolatus
Murrill (1913)
Synonyms[1]
  • Flammula areolata (Murrill) Murrill (1913)
Gymnopilus areolatus
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnexed or adnate
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is not recommended

Description

The cap is 3 to 7 centimetres (1.2 to 2.8 in) in diameter.[2]

Habitat and distribution

Gymnopilus areolatus typically grows clumped together on stumps, and logs of hardwoods and palms. It is found in Cuba in May and September.[2]

See also

References
  1. "GSD Species Synonymy: Gymnopilus areolatus Murrill, Mycologia 5(1): 24 (1913)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. Hesler LR. (1969). North American Species of Gymnopilus (Mycologia Memoir Series: No 3). Knoxville, Tennessee: Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd. pp. 50–51. ISBN 0-945345-39-9.


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