Aureoboletus zangii is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. It is found in Shaanxi, China, where it grows on the ground in broad-leaved mixed forests dominated by Cyclobalanopsis and Quercus. Fruitbodies are characterized in the field by the yellow-brown to reddish-golden colours, and sticky cap and stipe. Similar species include the Asian species A. thibetanus and the European A. gentilis.[1]

Aureoboletus zangii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Aureoboletus
Species:
A. zangii
Binomial name
Aureoboletus zangii
X.F.Shi & P.G.Liu (2013)

The bolete was described as new to science in 2013 by Xiao-Fei Shi and Pei-Gui Liu. The specific epithet honours Chinese mycologist and bolete specialist Mu Zang.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Shi X-F, Liu P-G. (2013). "Aureoboletus zangii (Boletaceae), a new species from China". Mycotaxon. 123: 451–56. doi:10.5248/123.451.
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