Entoloma cucurbitaSynonymsRhodophyllus cucurbita
BiostatusPresent in region - Indigenous. Non endemic
Images (click to enlarge) Caption: Entoloma cucurbita Hk. (holotype):
a. carpophores. b. spores. c. cuticle. | Caption: Dried type specimen Owner: Herb PDD | Caption: Dried type specimen Owner: Herb PDD |
Article: Horak, E. (1973). Fungi Agaricini Novazelandiae I-V. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia 43: 200 p. Description: Pileus
15-30 mm diam., papillate or convex with distinct conical umbo, margin incurved
at first, later becoming upturned, beige-brown to grey-brown, smooth, dry, striate
towards the margin. Lamellae (L10-14, l 3) adnexed to subfree, whitish when
young turning pinkish-brown, gill edge concolorous. Stipe 20-35 x 2-4 mm, cylindrical,
beige or grey-brown, with concolorous, silky fibrils towards the base, dry,
fistulose, brittle. Context grey to brownish. Odor and taste strongly farinaceous
or like cucumber.
Spores
9.5-11 x 7.5-8 µm, 5-angled. Basidia 30-35 x 8 µm, 4-spored. Cheilo- and pleurocystidia
none. Cuticle a cutis of repent, cylindrical hyphae (6-10 µm diam. ), loosely
interwoven, membrane thin-walled, hyaline, with brown plasmatic pigment. Clamp
connections absent. Habitat: On soil in forests (under Weinmannia,
Dacrydium cupressinum, Metrosideros sp.). New Zealand. Notes: E. cucurbita is characterised
by its strong farinaceous smell, prominent conical papilla and complex spores
with pronounced angles.
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