Cyanoboletus

Cyanoboletus is a fungal genus in the family Boletaceae. Circumscribed in 2014, it contains four species: C. flavosanguineus,[1] C. rainisii, C. sinopulverulentus, and the type, C. pulverulentus. The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek cyano ("blue"), referring to the deep ultramarine blue bruising reaction of the fruit bodies.[2]

Cyanoboletus
Cyanoboletus pulverulentus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Boletales
Family:
Boletaceae
Genus:
Cyanoboletus

Gelardi, Vizzini & Simonini (2014)
Type species
Cyanoboletus pulverulentus
(Opat.) Gelardi, Vizzini & Simonini (2014)
Species

C. flavosanguineus
C. pulverulentus
C. rainisii
C. sinopulverulentus

References
  1. Pierotti A. (10 October 2015). "Nomenclatural novelties" (PDF). Index Fungorum (263).
  2. Vizzini A. (7 June 2014). "Nomenclatural novelties" (PDF). Index Fungorum (176): 1. ISSN 2049-2375.


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