Astraeus odoratus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: | Diplocystaceae |
Genus: | Astraeus |
Species: | A. odoratus
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Binomial name | |
Astraeus odoratus Phosri, Watling, M.P.Martín & Whalley (2004)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Astraeus thailandicus Petcharat (2003)[1] |
Astraeus odoratus | |
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Glebal hymenium | |
No distinct cap | |
Spore print is brown | |
Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
Edibility is not recommended |
Astraeus odoratus (Thai: เห็ดเผาะหนัง; Het pho nang เห็ดเผาะหนัง, Het pho เห็ดเผาะ, or Het nang เห็ดหนัง, the latter meaning "skin mushroom") is a species of false earthstar in the family Diplocystaceae. Described as a new species in 2004, it was originally found in the Thai highlands growing in sandy or laterite-rich soil in dry lowland dipterocarp forests.[3] The species is found in Southeast Asia.[2]