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Type: Article
Published: 2020-05-19
Page range: 155–166
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Two new species of Tricholoma sect. Genuina (Agaricales) from China

CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Yunnan Key Laboratory for Fungal Diversity and Green Development, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Yunnan Key Laboratory for Fungal Diversity and Green Development, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China
CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Yunnan Key Laboratory for Fungal Diversity and Green Development, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China
distribution geography ITS sequences species characterization Fungi

Abstract

Species of Tricholoma are relatively well-studied in Europe and North America. On the contrary, the study of the genus in East Asia is still limited, particularly in China, although nearly 50 species were reported from the country. In this paper, we describe and illustrate two new species of T. sect. Genuina, namely T. orienticolossus and T. orientifulvum, based on morphological characteristics and molecular phylogenetic evidence. Phylogenetically, T. orienticolossus is close to T. colossus, but differs from the latter by its absence of bitter taste, unchanging context, much longer basidia, wider basidiopores, and association with Abies trees. Tricholoma orientifulvum is similar to T. fulvum, but differs from the latter by its soap odor and association with subtropical trees of Lithocarpus, Quercus and Pinus kesiya.