Royoporus-badius_5

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Royoporus badius (Pers.) A.B. De, Mycotaxon 65: 471 (1997) (index Fungorum current name), Syn.: Polyporus badius (Pers) Schwein, 1832; (Polyporus leptocephalus?); basionym: Boletus badius Pers. 1801Black-LegSlo.: raznolini luknjiarDat.: June 16. 2011Lat.: 46.31066 Long.: 13.66008Code: Bot_523/2011_DSC8095 Habitat: Mixed mountain forest, dominant Fagus sylvatica with some Picea abies and Ostrya carpinifolia, almost flat terrain near a mountain stream, humid, mostly shade, limestone bedrock, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 500 m (1.650 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: Fallen and heavily rotten trunk of deciduous tree (probably Fagus sylvatica) 25 - 30 cm (10-15 inch) in diameter.Place: Lepena valley, near confluence of mountain stream umnik and Lepenica river, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Growing in a group of 5 sporocarps on a fallen log, pileus diameter up to 20 cm (8 inch), flesh soft leathery when moist and very hard and thin when dry, upper surface shiny, not bruising, causing white rot; SP almost white. Ref.:(1) Personal communication with Mr. Anton Poler. (2) A.Bernicchia, Polyporaceae s.l., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 458. (3) D.Arora, Mushrooms Demystified, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley (1986), p 562. (4) www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~6670.asp. (5) R.M. Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1061. (6) www.mushroomexpert.com/polyporus_badius.html . (7) mykoweb.prf.jcu.cz/polypores/list_p.html.