Leucocoprinus velutipes is a species of mushroom producing fungus in the family Agaricaceae.[1][2]
| Leucocoprinus velutipes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Leucocoprinus |
| Species: | L. velutipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucocoprinus velutipes | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lepiota flavescens Beeli (1932) | |
Leucocoprinus velutipes | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is campanulate or convex |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe has a ring |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Taxonomy
editIt was first described in 1932 by the Belgian mycologist Maurice Beeli[3] and was illustrated in 1936.[4] Beeli had classified the species as Lepiota flavescens apparently without realising that this name had already been used by the American mycologist Andrew Price Morgan in 1907.[5] Thus Beeli's classification was illegitimate.
In 1977 it was reclassified as Leucocoprinus velutipes by the Belgian mycologist Paul Heinemann.[6][7]
Morgans's Lepiota flavescens was ultimately reclassified as Leucocoprinus flavescens in 1981.[8]
Description
editLeucocoprinus velutipes is a dapperling mushroom with thin whitish-yellow flesh.
Cap: 5-6cm wide, campanulate expanding to convex or flattened with a pronounced umbo. The surface is whitish-yellow with reddish-brown woolly scales (tomentose) on the umbo whilst the rest of the cap is speckled with fine brown scales. The cap edges have slight striations which do not extend far across the cap. Stem: 7-9cm tall and 3-4mm thick tapering gradually from the base which is 10mm wide. The interior is slightly hollow and the surface is brownish-yellow with a brown shaggy coating from top to bottom. The membranous, ascending stem ring is yellowish with some brown details. Gills: Free, moderately crowded (5mm), yellowish-white. Spore print: White. Spores: Ellipsoid. 8.3-9.8 x 6.0-6.8 μm. The whole mushroom drys dark brown.[7][3][4]
Habitat and distribution
editL. velutipes is scarcely recorded and little known. Beeli and Heinemann's studies were based on specimens found in Zaire, Central Africa (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo)[6] where they were found near the town of Binga growing in groups on dead wood.
GBIF only contains one recorded observation of this species.[9]
Etymology
editThe specific epithet velutipes derives from the Latin velutinus meaning velvety and stipes meaning stem.[10] and refers to the shaggy stem this mushroom.
References
edit- ^ "Species fungorum - Leucocoprinus velutipes Heinem., Bull. Jard. Bot. natn. Belg. 47(1-2): 85 (1977)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
- ^ "Mycobank Database - Leucocoprinus velutipes".
- ^ a b Beeli, M. (1932). "Fungi Goossensiani: IX Genre Lepiota". Bulletin de la Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique / Bulletin van de Koninklijke Belgische Botanische Vereniging. 64 (2): 206–222. ISSN 0037-9557. JSTOR 20791651.
- ^ a b Beeli, Maurice; Goossens-Fontana, M (1936). "Flore iconographique des Champignons du Congo Fascicule 2". Fungus Flora of Tropical Africa - Flore des Champignons d'Afrique Tropicale (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ "Species Fungorum - Lepiota flavescens Morgan, J. Mycol. 13(1): 5 (1907)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ a b Heinemann, P. (1977). "Leucocoprinées nouvelles d'Afrique centrale II". Bulletin du Jardin botanique national de Belgique / Bulletin van de National Plantentuin van België. 47 (1/2): 83–86. doi:10.2307/3667983. ISSN 0303-9153. JSTOR 3667983.
- ^ a b Heineman, Paul (1977). "Flore illustrée des Champignons d'Afrique Centrale Fascicule 5". Fungus Flora of Tropical Africa - Flore des Champignons d'Afrique Tropicale (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ "Species Fungorum - Leucocoprinus flavescens (Morgan) H.V. Sm., The Michigan Botanist 20(2): 50 (1981)". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
- ^ "Occurrence Detail 1840599053 - Leucocoprinus velutipes Heinem". GBIF - the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
- ^ "Botanical Latin (L) & Greek (G)" (PDF).