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| Amanita kotohiraensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Amanitaceae |
| Genus: | Amanita |
| Species: | A. kotohiraensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amanita kotohiraensis Nagas. & Mitani | |
| Amanita kotohiraensis | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex or flat | |
| Hymenium is free | |
| Stipe has a ring and volva | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is poisonous | |
Amanita kotohiraensis is a species of highly toxic fungus in the family Amanitaceae native to parts of China and Japan.
A review of cases in southern China found it had been responsible for 91 poisoning cases, 1 of which was fatal, between 1994 and 2012. [1]