VIRTUAL MYCOTA: NZ Fungi Identification: Clitopilus piperitus

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Clitopilus piperitus

Synonyms

Rhodocybe piperita
Lepista piperita

Biostatus

Present in region - Indigenous. Endemic

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Caption: Fig. 11	Caption: 248-Rhodocybe piperata: a. spores; b. basidia: c. cuticle.	Caption: C-3962 Owner: Herb. PDD	Owner: J.A. Cooper
Caption: scale = 10um. Spores in cotton blue. Owner: J.A. Cooper	Caption: scale = 20um. Cheilocystidia in cotton blue. Owner: J.A. Cooper	Caption: scale = 10um. Spores in cotton blue. A few showing mottled cyanophilous appearance. Owner: J.A. Cooper	Caption: scale = 10um. Spores in cotton blue. Owner: J.A. Cooper
Owner: J.A. Cooper	Owner: J.A. Cooper	Owner: J.A. Cooper	Owner: J.A. Cooper
Caption: spores (cotton blue) Owner: J.A. Cooper	Owner: B. Dee	Caption: Spores Owner: B. Dee

Article: Horak, E. (1979). Fungi Agaricini Novazelandiae. VII. Rhodocybe Maire. New Zealand Journal of Botany 17(3): 275–281 (http://www.rsnz.org/publish/abstracts.php).
Notes: The di ameter of the plane or concave pilei of R. antipoda and R. piperita can reach 80 mm or even 130 mm in the latter species. In the field, it may be difficult to separate the two species since microscopically they are rather similar. However, they are readily distinguished through their spore measurements.

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: Lepista piperata Stevenson (29 D) Fig. 21 = Rhodocybe piperata (Stevenson) comb. nov. (Basionym: L. piperata Stevenson, Kew Bull. 19: 6, 1964)
Spores oval to elliptical, pinkish, rough, 7-10 X 5-6 µ. Cystidia none. Cuticle a cutis consisting of cylindrical, interwoven, thin-walled, clampless hyphae.

Article: Stevenson, G. (1964). The Agaricales of New Zealand: V. Kew Bulletin 19(1): 1-59.
Description: Pileus 4-8 cm diam., buff to sordid pink, matt, convex at first with centre slightly or strongly depressed, often becoming broadly concave with age, margin strongly down-rolled; flesh concolorous, with a water soaked layer above the gills. Gills decurrent, pale sordid pink, moderately crowded, long and short intercalated. Stipe 3-4 x 1-1.5 cm, concolorous, fibrillose to velvety, solid. Spores 7-8 x 5-5.5 µm non-amyloid, shallow nodulose (Fig. 11). Taste and smell mildly peppery when fresh, smell strongly peppery when drying.
Habitat: Under exotic and indigenous trees, Brooklyn, 6.3.1947, Naomi Dodds; Hokio, 8.6.1948, G. Parsons; Wellington Botanic Garden) 2.6.1949, Stevenson (type); Nelson, 9-6.1955 & 20.6.1956, D. Read-, Nelson, 7.5.1957, E. Kidson.