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Go to the NZFungi website for more indepth information on Gymnopilus purpureonitens. Gymnopilus purpureonitens

Synonyms

Flammula purpureonitens
Agaricus purpureonitens
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).
Notes: 266. X ? Flammula purpureonitens Cooke and Massee (11,16)
Pegler (1965) examined the type which was collected in Australia and transferred the species to Gymnopilus. We are inclined to put it in Cortinarius.