Bolataceae (Dark Bolete- Tylopilus sp.

) in Lata Jarum, Pahang

Johari Jalinas School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, 43650 UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan E-mail: johari_j@ukm.my

Dark Bolete- Tylopilus sp. Photo: Johari Jalinas

Family: Boletaceae; Order: Agaricales Description: Dry, dull, dark brownish cap with dark yellow-brown pores and dark brown stalk. Cap: 2-6" (5-15 cm) wide, convex, becoming nearly flat; dry, minutely hairy to fibrous, very dark brown. Flesh white. Odor pungent. Tubes: attached, deeply sunken around stalk with age; grayish-brown. Stalk: 1
5/8

4 " (4-12 xm) long, 3/8- 1 1/4" (1-3 cm) thick;

sometimes club-shaped; dry, minutely hairy, brown. Spores: 12-18 x 6-7.5 ; elliptical, smooth.

Habitat: On the ground

References:

Gary H. Lincoff. 2008. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. Chanticleer Press Inc. Page 378