|
 Omphalina wellingtonensis
BiostatusPresent in region - Indigenous. Endemic
Images (click to enlarge)
Caption: Fig. 22 |
Article: Stevenson, G. (1964). The Agaricales of New Zealand: V. Kew Bulletin 19(1): 1-59.
Description: Pileus 1-2 cm diam., orange darker at centre, plane becoming concave, margin slightly exceeding gills, matt; flesh thin, orange. Gills decurrent, orange-yellow, shallow, crowded. Stipe 2-3 cm x 1-1.5 mm, orange, smooth, hollow, fragile. Spores 10 x 4.5 µm, non-amyloid, thin-walled; print white (Fig. 22).
Habitat: Under mixed forest, Keith George Park, Wellington, 30.5.1949, Stevenson (type).
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: Examination of the type material and of additional fresh carpophores showed
clearly that this rather common species in New Zealand does not belong in
Omphalina. The specific characters indicate a distinct relationship to Gerronema
sensu. Singer. More studies are necessary to extend our knowledge of this peculiar
agaric.
|