Lactifluus persicinus sp. nov. from the gallery forests of West Cameroon

• DOI: 10.5248/132.471
• Publication Date: 2017-12-13T08:35:35Z
• Authors: Lynn Delgat; Eske De Crop; André-Ledoux Njou...; Annemieke Verbeken
• Keywords: AFRICA; 0303 health sciences; tropical Africa; LACTARIUS; ectomycorrhizal fungi; NORTHERN THAILAND; RUSSULALES; Biology and Life Sciences; FUNGI; 15. Life on land; SPECIES BASIDIOMYCOTA; pseudocryptic species; 03 medical and health sciences; GENUS; Russulaceae; TOGO; edible mushroom

During field work in the Noun division of western Cameroon during 2011, 2012, and 2014, several collections of an unknown Lactifluus species were discovered in a gallery forest with Uapaca guineensis. Molecular and morphological research shows that these collections represent a new species, Lactifluus persicinus, which is described in this paper. Lactifluus persicinus belongs to Lf. sect. Xerampelini in Lf. subg. Pseudogymnocarpi.