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General information

 Substratum :Terricolous 
 
Continent: :
Africa yes
North America no
S. and C. America no
 
Asia no
Australia no
Europe no
 
 Authority :Buyck 
 Synonyms and close species :C: R. echinosperma 
 Information given by author(s) :Heterophyllae echinospermatinae
Type: Goossens-Fontana 3020 (holotype BR)
 
 Host(s) :Deciduous 
 Taxon name_Mycobank :
 
 Bibliography :
 

Macro-characters

 
Stipe
 Width of stipe :10 - 15 
 Veil :Absent 
 Form of base of stipe :Not radicate 
 Form of stipe :Inflated at top to straight 
 
Main color(s) of stipe: :
grey/black no
brown no
white yes
yellow/cream yes
blue no
 
orange no
red/pink no
purple/vinaceous no
green no
   
 
 Length of stipe :45 - 75 
 
Pileus
 Striations of pileus :Strong (<= to mid-radius) 
 Viscosity of pileus :Never viscid nor viscous 
 Form of center of pileus :Concave/depressed 
 Separability of pileus :Complete (100%) 
 
Thickness of flesh of pileus
 Thickness of flesh of pileus :Thin 
 
Main color(s) of pileus: :
grey/black no
brown no
white yes
yellow/cream no
blue no
 
orange no
red/pink yes
purple/vinaceous no
green no
   
 
 Diameter of pileus :56 - 71 
 
Lamellae
 Spacing of lamellae :Variable 
 Number of lamellulae :Less than lamellae 
 Attachment of lamellae :Adnate 
 Type of lamellae :Fragile/breakable 
 
Main color(s) of lamellae: :
grey/black no
brown no
white yes
yellow/cream no
blue no
 
orange no
red/pink no
purple/vinaceous no
green no
   
 
 Height of lamellae :6 - 9 
 Flavor of flesh :Bitter to burning or both 
 
Color changes
 Fruit body turns green/blue with age :Not turning green/blue 
 Fruit body turns red if touched/cut :Not turning red 
 Fruit body turns yellow-brown with age :Not turning yellow-brown 
 Fruit body turns br. yellow if touched :Not turning bright yellow 
 Fruit body turns black with age/touched :Not blackening 
 Fruit body turns grey with age :Not turning grey 
 
Chemical reactions
 FeSO4 test on flesh :Pink/pink-orange/brown-grey 
 Ga´ac test on flesh :Blue/green 
 Phenol test on flesh :Variable/weak reaction 
 Aniline test on flesh :No color changes 
 NH4OH test on flesh :No color changes 
 
Latex
 Latex :Absent 
 
Color(s) of fresh latex: :
grey/black no
brown no
white no
yellow/cream no
blue no
 
orange no
red/pink no
purple/vinaceous no
green no
   
 
 
Color(s) of dry latex: :
grey/black no
brown no
white no
yellow/cream no
blue no
 
orange no
red/pink no
purple/vinaceous no
green no
   
 
 
Main color(s) of Exsiccata: :
grey/black no
brown yes
white no
yellow/cream yes
blue no
 
orange no
red/pink no
purple/vinaceous no
green no
   
 

Micro-characters

 
Spores
 Length of spores :(6.4) 7.12 - 7.32 (8) 
 Width of spores :5.3 - 5.83 (6.6) 
 Spore length divided by spore width (Q) :(1.11) 1.22 - 1.26 (1.33) 
 Amyloid plage :Variable/partial/weak 
 Appearance of spores verrucae :Tips acute/sharp/pointed (/) 
 Ornamentations in surface view :Round bases 
 Connection(s) between verrucae :No ornament./smooth or so 
 Overall appearance of spores :Not reticulate 
 Height of verrucae :0.5 < x < 2 µm 
 Color of spore deposit :1 
 
Basidia
 Length of basidia :24 - 35 (40) 
 Width of basidia :9 - 11 
 Number of sterigmata per basidium :Four 
 
Sterigmata
 Length of sterigmata :4 - 6 
 Width of sterigmata :1.5 - 2 
 
Pleurocystidia
 Length of pleurocystidia :40 - 60 
 Width of pleurocystidia :10 - 15 
 Thickness of wall of pleurocystidia :Thin (all structures < 2 µm) 
 Shape of apices of pleurocystidia :Variable 
 Sulfo-vanillin test on pleurocystidia :No color changes 
 
Pleurocystidia abundance: :
absent no
very dispersed 0-350/mm² variable
dispersed 350-700/mm² yes
 
rather abund 700-1500/mm² variable
abundant 1500-3000/mm² no
very abundant >3000/mm² no
 
 
Marginal cells
 Length of marginal cells :20 - 40 
 Width of marginal cells :7 - 15 
 
Subhymenium
 Subhymenium :Pseudoparenchymatous 
 Differentiation of supra and subpellis :Absent 
 Size of cells in supra and subpellis :Different in size 
 Gelification of subpellis :Weakly to strongly gelified 
 
Pileocystidia
 Length of pileocystidia :0 
 Width of pileocystidia :0 
 Location of pileocystidia :Pileocystidia absent 
 Septation of pileocystidia :Pileocystidia absent 
 Shape of apices of pileocystidia :Pileocystidia absent 
 Sulfo-vanillin test on pileocystidia :Pileocystidia absent 
 Cresyl blue test on pileocystidia :No color changes 
 
Hyphae of pileus
 Diameter of subpellis hyphae :3 - 6 
 Diameter of ends of pileipellis hyphae :(5) 10 - 15 (40) 
 Diameter of primordial hyphae :0 
 Aggregation of hyphal ends of pileus :Aggregated in tufts 
 Vacuolar pigments of hyphae of pileus :Absent 
 Membrane pigments of hyphae of pileus :Absent 
 Wall of hyphae of pileus :Thin (<1 µm) 
 Filamentous hyphae of pileus :Absent