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Issue: Vol. 740 No. 2: 5 Feb. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-02-05
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.740.2.6
Page range: 187-196
Abstract views: 27
PDF downloaded: 2

Morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses reveal the existence of a new Rubroboletus species in Swat, Pakistan

Center for Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, University of Swat, Swat, Pakistan
Center for Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, University of Swat, Swat, Pakistan
Center for Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, University of Swat, Swat, Pakistan
Center for Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, University of Swat, Swat, Pakistan
boletaceae ITS-LSU novel taxa Swat district Oak forest Fungi

Abstract

Based on molecular phylogenetic analyses of the ITS and LSU regions of nuclear DNA and morphological evidences, Rubroboletus quercicola is proposed as a new species. The newly described species is characterized by a vivid red to orangish red pileus, which is viscid when wet; a smooth to finely fibrillose, clavate stipe with a creamy white context; fusoid to fusoid-ventricose cheilocystidia and pleurocystidia; and fusiform to subfusiform caulocystidia. Morphological description and illustrations of the newly described species are given, and similarities and differences with the closely related species are discussed.

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How to Cite

Khan, J., Khan, S.M., Sher, H. & Khan, S. (2026) Morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses reveal the existence of a new Rubroboletus species in Swat, Pakistan. Phytotaxa 740 (2): 187–196. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.740.2.6