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 Melanoleuca vinosa
SynonymsTricholomopsis vinosa
BiostatusPresent in region - Indigenous. Endemic
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Caption: 344-Melanoleuca vinosa: a. spores; b. basidia; c. pleurocystidia; d.
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Caption: Fig. 14 |
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: Tricholomopsis vinosa Stevenson (29 D) Fig. 27 = Melanoleuca vinosa
(Stevenson) comb. nov. (Basionym: T. vinosa Stevenson, Kew Bull. 19: 7, 1964)
Spores oval, hyaline, weakly amyloid, minutely warted, no distinct plage, 5-6 X 3-3.5 µ. Cheilocystidia none. Pleurocystidia fusoid, apically encrusted with crystals,
30-40 X 4-6 µ. Cuticle of irregularly arranged short-celled hyphae, thin-walled,
covered with brown epimembranous pigment. All hyphae bear clamp connections.
Article: Stevenson, G. (1964). The Agaricales of New Zealand: V. Kew Bulletin 19(1): 1-59.
Description: Pileus 2-5 µm diam., vinaceous, convex with down-rolled margin exceeding the gills, becoming plane, dry, covered with small fibrillose scales; flesh creamy or white. Gills sinuate, moderately crowded, creamy white. Stipe 2-6 cm x 3-6 mm, vinaceous, striate above indistinct ring, floccose scaly below, fibrous, equal, solid or somewhat hollow at base, flesh white or pale vinaceous continuous with that of cap. Spores 6-7 x 4-5 µm, faintly amyloid, moderately thick-walled, finely spinulose; print white. Cystidia sparsely scattered on gill faces (Fig. 14). Cuticle of loosely woven hyphae mostly narrow and collapsed, but some up to 5 µm diam., clamp connections conspicuous.
Habitat: On fallen wood in mixed forest, Levin, 18.6.1349, Stevenson; & Waikanae, 1.1.1951, Stevenson (type).
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