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Definition of Boletus

Boletus
Boletus Bo*le"tus, n. [L. boletus, Gr. ?.] (Bot.) A genus of fungi having the under side of the pileus or cap composed of a multitude of fine separate tubes. A few are edible, and others very poisonous.

Meaning of Boletus from wikipedia

- Boletus is a genus of mushroom-producing fungi, comprising over 100 species. The genus Boletus was originally broadly defined and described by Carl Linnaeus...
- Boletus edulis (English: cep, penny bun, porcino or porcini) is a basidiomycete fungus, and the type species of the genus Boletus. It is prized as an...
- Boletus loyo is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae that is found in South America. It was described as new to science by Carlos Luigi...
- Boletus spongiosus may refer to two different species of fungi: Boletus spongiosus Lightf. (1777), a taxonomic synonym for the shaggy bracket (I****tus...
- be the first member of Boletus section Boletus (commonly known as the porcini) that is endemic to Australia. Although Boletus edulis has previously been...
- (pileipellis), and belong in a different porcini lineage. Boletus aereus is classified in Boletus section Boletus, alongside close relatives such as B. reticulatus...
- Boletus versicolor may refer to two different species of fungi: Boletus versicolor L. (1753), a taxonomic synonym for turkey tail (Trametes versicolor)...
- phylogenetics shows that it is only distantly related to Boletus edulis—the type species of Boletus—and it was duly placed in the new genus Imperator in 2015...
- a distinct species under the name Boletus aureissimus. In 1936, Wally Snell reported finding a specimen of Boletus cr****ipes, another species described...
- Boletus pinophilus, commonly known as the pine bolete or pinewood king bolete, is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Boletus found throughout Europe...