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Go to the NZFungi website for more indepth information on Cantharellula waiporiensis. Cantharellula waiporiensis

Synonyms

Leucopaxillus waiporiensis

Biostatus

Present in region - Indigenous. Endemic

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Caption: 351-Cantharellula waiporiensis: a. spores; b. basidia; c. cuticle.

Caption: Fig. 38
 

Article: Horak, E. (1971). A contribution towards the revision of the Agaricales (Fungi) from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 9(3): 403-462 (http://www.rsnz.org/publish/abstracts.php).
Description: Leucopaxillus waiporiensis Stevenson (29 D) Fig. 28 = Cantharellula waiporiensis (Stevenson) comb. nov. (Basionym: L. waiporiensis Stevenson, Kew Bull. 19: 19, 1964)
Spores subfusoid, amyloid, hyaline, smooth, 9.5-12 X 3.5-4.5 µ. Cystidia none. Cuticle a cutis consisting of regularly arranged, cylindrical, repent, clamp-bearing hyphae, encrusted with brownish pigment.

Article: Stevenson, G. (1964). The Agaricales of New Zealand: V. Kew Bulletin 19(1): 1-59.
Description: Pileus 1-2 cm diam., ochraceous buff, plane to concave with a downrolled margin, matt; flesh ochraceous buff. Gills decurrent, ochraceous buff, thick, shallow, moderately distant, forking. Stipe 1-1.5 cm x 1-2 mm, ochraceous buff, pruinose, solid, fleshy. Spores 10-11 x 4-5 µm strongly amyloid, moderately thin-walled (Fig. 38). Hymenophoral trama subregular, hyphae up to 5 µm diam.; basidia 20-25 x 5-8 µm. Cuticle of almost parallel hyphae up to 5 µm diam. with clamp connections.
Habitat: Amongst tussock grasses, Waipori, 31.5-1953, Stevenson (type).