| Porphyrellus formosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Porphyrellus |
| Species: | P. formosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Porphyrellus formosus (G. Stev.) J. A. Cooper
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Porphyrellus formosus, the dark velvet bolete, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae, first described as Tylopilus formosus by Greta Stevenson in 1962, and moved to Porphyrellus genus in 2014 by J. A. Cooper.1
It is endemic to New Zealand, forming mycorrhiza with southern beeches and mānuka. Its distinguishing feature is all-black and velvety surface of cap and stalk. It initially has white pores that turn golden when aged.2
References
References
- "Index Fungorum - Names Record". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- Frazer, Jennifer. "New Zealand's Most Patriotic Mushroom". Scientific American Blog Network. Retrieved 2023-01-25.