Amanita franchetii
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| European Amanita franchetii (Boud.) Fayod, Craula, Hörselberg-Hainich, Thüringia, Germany | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. franchetii |
| Binomial name | |
| Amanita franchetii (Boud.) Fayod |
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A. franchetii (Boud.) Fayod var. franchetii |
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Amanita aspera var. franchetii Boud. |
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Amanita franchetii is a species of fungus in the Amanitaceae family. It was given its current name by Swiss mycologist Victor Fayod in 1889 in honor of French botanist Adrien René Franchet.[1]A. franchetii occurs in Europe and North Africa with oaks (Quercus ssp.), chestnuts (Castanea ssp.), and pines (Pinus ssp.).[2]
A similar fungus in western North America was also referred to as A. franchetii, but was long suspected of being a separate, undescribed species,[2] and in 2013 was formally described under the name Amanita augusta.[3]
Amanita aspera and Amanita franchetii are synonyms.[4]
There also exists a variety known as Amanita franchetii var. lactella that is entirely white except for the bright yellow universal veil remnants.[5] It is found in the western Mediterranean region, associated with several species of oak (Quercus suber and Q. robur) and hornbeam (Carpinus betulus),[5] and is also reported from Serbia.[6]
Edibility
Amanita franchetii's edibility is suspect; it should not be taken for the table.[7] Although previous chemical analysis has not previous revealed in A. franchetii the presence of the amatoxins found in some other Amanitas,[7][8] it has recently been implicated in the deaths of ten people in China who displayed symptoms similar to those caused by amatoxin poisoning.[8]
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gills on hymenium |
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cap is flat or convex |
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hymenium is free |
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stipe has a ring and volva |
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spore print is white |
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ecology is mycorrhizal |
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edibility: unknown |
References
- ^ Fayod MV. (1889). "Prodrome d'une histoire naturelle des Agaricinés". Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique (in French) 9 (VII): 181–411.
- ^ a b Tulloss, R.E. (2011). "Amanita franchetii". In Tulloss RE, Yang ZL. Amanitaceae studies. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ Bojantchev D, Davis RM. (2013.) Amanita augusta, a new species from California and the Pacific Northwest. North American Fungi 8(5):1-11. doi:10.2509/naf2013.008.005
- ^ Kuo, M. (March 2005). "Amanita franchetii". MushroomExpert.Com. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ a b Tulloss, R.E. (2011). "Amanita franchetii var. lactella". In Tulloss RE, Yang ZL. Amanitaceae studies. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ Lukić N. (2008). "The Distribution and Diversity of Amanita Genus in Central Serbia". Kragujevac Journal of Science 30: 105–115.
- ^ a b Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified : a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (2nd ed. ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. p. 278. ISBN 9780898151695.
- ^ a b Huang, L.; Liu, X. L., Cao, C. S., Ying, Q. (22 February 2009). "Outbreak of fatal mushroom poisoning with Amanita franchetii and Ramaria rufescens". Case Reports 2009 (feb22 1): bcr0620080327–bcr0620080327. doi:10.1136/bcr.06.2008.0327.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amanita franchetii |
- Amanita franchetii in Index Fungorum.
- "Amanita franchetii". Mykoweb. - A description of the western North American species.
- Amanita franchetii var. lactella photo, from Aranzadi Society of Sciences, Mycology Gallery.
