Astraeus asiaticus
Astraeus asiaticus | |
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Het phok เห็ดเผาะ Astraeus asiaticus in Sakon Nakhon, northeast of Thailand | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: | Diplocystaceae |
Genus: | Astraeus |
Species: | A. asiaticus |
Binomial name | |
Astraeus asiaticus Phosri, M.P.Martín & Watling (2007) | |
Astraeus asiaticus | |
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![]() | glebal hymenium |
![]() | no distinct cap |
![]() | spore print is brown |
![]() | ecology is mycorrhizal |
Astraeus asiaticus is a species of false earthstar in the family Diplocystaceae. Described as a new species in 2007, it was originally found in north and northeastern areas of Thailand, where it grows in sandy or laterite-rich soil in dry lowland dipterocarp forests. The species has a wide distribution in Asia.[1]
References
- ↑ Phosri C, Martín MP, Sihanonth P, Whalley AJ, Watling R. (2007). "Molecular study of the genus Astraeus". Mycological Research 111 (3): 275–86. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2007.01.004. PMID 17360168.