Cyanoboletus
Sign in to saveCyanoboletus is a fungal genus in the family Boletaceae. Circumscribed in 2014, it contains four species: C. flavosanguineus, C. rainisii, C. sinopulverulentus, and the type, C. pulverulentus. The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek cyano ("blue"), referring to the rapid blue bruising reaction of the fruit bodies when cut.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderBoletales
- FamilyBoletaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- Family
- Boletaceae
- Collections
- USF, MICH
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Boletaceae
- Image
- Boletus pulverulentus DSCF2080.JPG
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Cyanoboletus
- taxonomic type
- Cyanoboletus pulverulentus
- taxon author citation
- Gelardi, Vizzini & Simonini
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Cyanoboletus is a fungal genus in the family Boletaceae. Circumscribed in 2014, it contains four species: C. flavosanguineus, C. rainisii, C. sinopulverulentus, and the type, C. pulverulentus. The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek cyano ("blue"), referring to the rapid blue bruising reaction of the fruit bodies when cut.
==References==
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