Amanita concentrica is a species of basidiomycete fungi that belongs to the family Amanitaceae. It is native to Japan and China. It is a medium to large sized fungus with a white to yellowish-white color.[1]
| Amanita concentrica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. concentrica |
| Binomial name | |
| Amanita concentrica T. Oda, C. Tanaka & M. Tsuda, 2002 | |
Taxonomy
editDistribution
editThis species is native to Japan (Chiba Prefecture) and southwestern China. It can also be found in India and Thailand.[2] In Japan, it can be found evergreen broad-leaved forest of Castanopsis cuspidata var. sieboldii (chinquapin) and Quercus glauca (ring-cupped oak).[1]
Description
editIts pileus is white to dirty white in color with a diameter of 7-13 mm. It is characterized by its many pyramidal warts on the pileus and its striate margin.[1][2] It has a distinct ascending concen-tric rings at upper part of stipe bulb and inamyloid basidiospores.[1]
See also
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References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 Oda, T.; Tanaka, C.; Tsuda, M. (2002-02-01). "Amanita concentrica: a new species in Amanita section Amanita from Japan". Mycoscience. 43 (1): 0081–0083. doi:10.1007/s102670200013. ISSN 1618-2545.
- 1 2 Cui, Yang-Yang & Cai, Qing & Tang, Li-Ping & Liu, Jian-Wei. (2018). The family Amanitaceae: molecular phylogeny, higher-rank taxonomy and the species in China. Fungal Diversity. 91. 10.1007/s13225-018-0405-9.