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Porcini and Allies
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Porcini and Allies

Boletus

Boletus is a genus of mushroom-producing fungi, comprising over 100 species. The name is derived from the Latin term bōlētus 'mushroom' from the Ancient Greek βωλίτης, bōlitēs, ultimately from βῶλος, bōlos 'lump' or 'clod'. However, the βωλίτης of Galen is thought to have been the much prized Amanita caesarea.

The genus Boletus was originally broadly defined and described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, essentially containing all fungi with hymenial pores instead of gills. Since then, other genera have been defined gradually, such as Tylopilus by Petter Adolf Karsten in 1881, and old names such as Leccinum have been resurrected or redefined. Some mushrooms listed in older books as members of the genus have now been placed in separate genera. These include such as Boletus scaber, now Leccinum scabrum, Tylopilus felleus, Chalciporus piperatus and Suillus luteus. Most boletes have been found to be ectomycorrhizal fungi, which means that they form a mutualistic relationship with the roots system of certain kinds of plants. More recently, Boletus has been found to be massively polyphyletic, with only a small percentage of the over 300 species that have been assigned to Boletus actually belonging there and necessitating the description and resurrection of many more genera.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

King Bolete

speciesBoletus edulis

Summer Bolete

speciesBoletus reticulatus

Pine Bolete

speciesBoletus pinophilus

Ruby Porcini

speciesBoletus rubriceps

lilac bolete

speciesBoletus separans

Chippewa Bolete

speciesBoletus chippewaensis

Boletus variipes

speciesBoletus variipes

Bronze Bolete

speciesBoletus aereus

Smith's Bolete

speciesBoletus smithii

Barrow's Bolete

speciesBoletus barrowsii

Fib King

speciesBoletus fibrillosus

Spring King Bolete

speciesBoletus rex-veris

Boletus luridellus

speciesBoletus luridellus

butter-foot bolete

speciesBoletus auripes

Curry Bolete

speciesBoletus sensibilis

Queen Bolete

speciesBoletus regineus

Boletus barragensis

speciesBoletus barragensis

Boletus patrioticus

speciesBoletus patrioticus

Boletus vermiculosoides

speciesBoletus vermiculosoides

noble bolete

speciesBoletus nobilis

Boletus pseudopinophilus

speciesBoletus pseudopinophilus

Boletus roodyi

speciesBoletus roodyi

Boletus aurantiosplendens

speciesBoletus aurantiosplendens

Boletus quercophilus

speciesBoletus quercophilus

almost bluing king bolete

speciesBoletus subcaerulescens

Boletus subalpinus

speciesBoletus subalpinus

Boletus atkinsonii

speciesBoletus atkinsonii

Boletus leptospermi

speciesBoletus leptospermi

Boletus miniato-olivaceus

speciesBoletus miniato-olivaceus

Boletus vermiculosus

speciesBoletus vermiculosus

Boletus rubroflammeus

speciesBoletus rubroflammeus

Boletus semigastroideus

speciesBoletus semigastroideus

Boletus fraternus

speciesBoletus fraternus

Boletus loyita

speciesBoletus loyita

Boletus harrisonii

speciesBoletus harrisonii

Boletus morrisii

speciesBoletus morrisii

Boletus nobilissimus

speciesBoletus nobilissimus

Boletus violaceofuscus

speciesBoletus violaceofuscus

Boletus tasmanicus

speciesBoletus tasmanicus

Boletus durhamensis

speciesBoletus durhamensis

Boletus michoacanus

speciesBoletus michoacanus

Boletus hiratsukae

speciesBoletus hiratsukae

False King Bolete

speciesBoletus huronensis

Boletus subfraternus

speciesBoletus subfraternus

Boletus speciosus

speciesBoletus speciosus

Boletus albisulphureus

speciesBoletus albisulphureus

Netcap King Bolete

speciesBoletus reticuloceps

Boletus pseudoseparans

speciesBoletus pseudoseparans

Boletus mahoganicoloroides

speciesBoletus mahoganicoloroides

Boletus sp. 'variipes-IN01'

speciesBoletus sp. 'variipes-IN01'

Boletus rawlingsii

speciesBoletus rawlingsii

Boletus holoxanthus

speciesBoletus holoxanthus

Boletus sp. 'AZwhite2'

speciesBoletus sp. 'AZwhite2'

Boletus haedinus

speciesBoletus haedinus

Boletus orovillus

speciesBoletus orovillus

Boletus gertrudiae

speciesBoletus gertrudiae

Boletus projectelloides

speciesBoletus projectelloides

Boletus purpureorubellus

speciesBoletus purpureorubellus

Boletus atkinsonianus

speciesBoletus atkinsonianus

Boletus sp. 'separans-IN03'

speciesBoletus sp. 'separans-IN03'

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Porcini and Allies in Methodus fungorum exhibens genera, species et varietates

Methodus fungorum exhibens genera, species et varietates

Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch · n.d. · p.209

Porcini and Allies in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.327

Porcini and Allies in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.328

Porcini and Allies in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.336

Porcini and Allies in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.347

Porcini and Allies in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.350

Porcini and Allies in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.354

Porcini and Allies in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.358

Porcini and Allies in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.359

Porcini and Allies in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.278

Porcini and Allies in Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.313

Porcini and Allies in An History of Fungusses, growing about Halifax (Vols 1-2)

An History of Fungusses, growing about Halifax (Vols 1-2)

James Bolton · 1788 · p.302

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