Afroboletus
Encyclopedia
Afroboletus is a genus
of fungi in the family Boletaceae
. Afroboletus luteolus is known to be found in Togo
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the family Boletaceae
Boletaceae
Boletaceae are a family of mushrooms, primarily characterized by developing their spores in small pores on the underside of the mushroom, instead of gills, as are found in agarics. Nearly as widely distributed as agarics, they include the Cep or King Bolete , much sought after by mushroom hunters...
. Afroboletus luteolus is known to be found in Togo
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
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Species
- Afroboletus azureotinctus
- Afroboletus costatisporus
- Afroboletus elegans
- Afroboletus lepidellus
- Afroboletus luteolus
- Afroboletus multijugus
- Afroboletus pterosporus