Amanita kotohiraensis

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Amanita kotohiraensis
Amanita kotohiraensis kotohirashirotengutake(Qin Ping Bai Tian Gou Rong  ) Akiyoshi Matsuoka DSCF3636.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Amanitaceae
Genus: Amanita
Species:
A. kotohiraensis
Binomial name
Amanita kotohiraensis
Nagas. & Mitani
Amanita kotohiraensis
Mycological characteristics
Gills icon.png Gills on hymenium
Convex cap icon.svgFlat cap icon.svg Cap is convex or flat
Free gills icon2.svg Hymenium is free
Ring and volva stipe icon.svg Stipe has a ring and volva
Transparent spore print icon.svg
Spore print is white
Mycorrhizal fungus.svgEcology is mycorrhizal
Mycomorphbox Poison.pngEdibility 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]

References

  1. Zuohong Chen & Ping Zhang & Zhiguang Zhang (2014). "Investigation and analysis of 102 mushroom poisoning cases in Southern China from 1994 to 2012". Fungal Diversity. 64: 123–31. doi:10.1007/s13225-013-0260-7. S2CID   5341127. Archived from the original on 2025-11-05.