Abstract
Amanita aureofloccosa is reported for the first time from South America, in semideciduous seasonal forests at the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (29°43′S and 53°47′W). It is a rare species of Amanita sect. Vitadinii and characterized by its brightly colored basidiome. For a better comparison, the lectotype and other African materials of this species were also analyzed.
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The first author thanks Dr. Rodham E. Tulloss (New Jersey) for his guidance in the studies of Amanita and for pre-submission review, and Mr. Eduardo Mohr and Dr. Marcelo A. Sulzbacher for providing basidiomes used in this study. The authors also thank Dr. Ann Bogaertz (BR), Dr. Bryn Dentinger (K) and Dr. Harrie Sipman (B) for providing financial support or informing about the status of herbarium specimens and Dr. Leonor C. Maia for help, giving suggestions on the manuscript and providing facilities during studies of the specimens. This work was supported by CNPq (PROTAX—Grant 141073/2006-3) and Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco (FACEPE—Grant BFP 0100-2.03/09).
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Wartchow, F., Cortez, V.G. & Cavalcanti, M.A.Q. Studies on Amanita (Amanitaceae) in Brazil: the discovery of A. aureofloccosa in the Brazil. Braz. J. Bot 38, 639–643 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-015-0161-y
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